PepsiCo to close British plant

LONDON: Food and drink firm PepsiCo plans to shut a Walkers crisp factory in northern England, the company said, putting almost 400 jobs at risk. PepsiCo, whose UK products include Walkers crisps, Pepsi Max soft drinks and Quaker porridge, said the plant closure at Peterlee, in County Durham in northern England, would affect 380 jobs. The company said the decision was nothing to do with Britain’s vote to leave the European Union last year, and that crisps currently produced at the site would be manufactured at other sites in Britain. — AFP