Nestle-owned Wyeth Nutritionals Ireland Ltd has sought redundancies at the company’s baby formula-making factory in Co Limerick. Purchased by Nestle in 2012, Wyeth Nutritionals produces approximately 40,000 tonnes of formula products in both powder and ready-to-feed liquid formats annually, mainly supplying to China. The redundancies are being sought as part of Nestle’s plans to reorganise a number of production lines at the Askeaton plant. “Wyeth Nutritionals Ireland Limited is proposing to make some changes through offering a number of redundancies,” the spokeswoman stated. “We are in positive engagement with our employees on the matter, and have no further comment at this time.”The Askeaton plant was established in 1974, and encompasses a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Source: The Irish Times June 28, 2020 14:03 UTC