More than 200 staff are at risk at English Village Salads (EVS) after it lost a crucial contract with Asda.
Following a strategic review, Asda has elected to take a substantial part of its salads procurement to their in-house operation, International Produce Limited.
Based in Selby and Newport in North Yorkshire, EVS has commenced a 90-day consultation with staff in order to re-organise its packing operations and propose redundancies.
As part of the consultation process the business will be consulting with all of the hourly paid staff at both sites. Of the 203 employees at risk, it is estimated that there could be up to 84 hourly paid redundancies. Of the 68 salaried staff, 47 employees are at risk with 23 proposed redundancies.
EVS’ parent company Bakkavör said in a statement: “This will have a significant effect on the volume through the EVS business. Despite growth with other customers in both the retail and foodservice sector, the business has no option but to consult with staff in order to adjust the scale of its operation.
“We fully appreciate that this is a difficult time for everyone concerned and would like to stress that this action is no reflection on the commitment and hard work of staff at EVS.
“The only objective is to ensure the long-term viability and sustainability of EVS, and we are liaising closely with employee representatives and the union on the consultation.”
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