LIVE: Kellogg's looking to shut Trafford Park factory and put hundreds of jobs at risk - updates

Kellogg’s owner Kellanova has announced it could close its Trafford Park factory with the loss of 360 jobs.

Kellanova today announced it was considering the future of the 90-year old site that makes Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Coco Pops, and is proposing that it could close by the end of 2026.

The group says the factory is too old to modernise and that lots of the buildings at the site are already unused.

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Consultation began today with workers at the famous site, which operates 24 hours a day and makes a million boxes of cereal daily.

Kellanova, whose brands include Kellogg’s and Pringles, said Greater Manchester “would remain its British home”. The 520 staff at its MediaCity HQ and tech hub are unaffected by today’s announcement, as are staff at its Wrexham cereal factory and St Helens’ distribution centre.

Kellanova’s UK managing director, Chris Silcock, said: “We know generations of families have worked at our Trafford Park site, and the proposal we are announcing today has nothing to do with the dedication of the outstanding people who work there.

“However, we can’t escape the fact the site opened in 1938. It’s laid out in a way that made sense in the 1930s, with food travelling up and down six floors to be made. With changes in industrial design and technology, you just wouldn’t lay out a factory like that nowadays.

“What’s more we only use half the space in the buildings and the investment required to maintain the factory in the coming years is simply not viable. That’s why we can’t currently see a long-term future for our Trafford Park factory.

“We know this will be difficult for many to hear and that’s why we now want to focus on our people. We will take the necessary time to discuss our proposals with our people and their representatives and show them how we will support them in the right way should this change happen.”

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