Jacob's Cracker Crisps Sour Cream Chive Sharing Bag Snacks 150 g

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However, we want to reiterate that our door remains open to the GMB for further discussions with their representatives. A “permanent” strike at the factory that makes Jacob’s Cream Crackers and Twiglets has come to an end after biscuit bosses crumbled and upped a pay deal for workers. Pladis, the owner of Jacob’s and Twiglets, temporarily shifted some production to Portugal to ensure supplies in the run-up to Christmas after more than a month of continuous action over pay at the UK factory. The dispute threatened the Aintree site, which has been operating for more than 100 years and was the first Jacob’s factory to be built in England. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters The Pladis-owned factory is the primary facility for Jacob’s products in the UK.

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UK production of the snack favourites Jacob’s Cream Crackers and Twiglets is at risk after hundreds of workers went on strike at owner Pladis’s factory in Aintree, near Liverpool. Eamon O’Hearn, the GMB national officer, said: “These workers are rightly angry – they put themselves on the line to keep the company going during the pandemic. However, potato crisp sales have been in decline for the past two years, with people instead opting for other snack choices including air-popped chips, crackers and rice- or corn-based snacks. pay rise over two years after threatening strike action backed by the Unite union, while those at Heinz’s condiment factory in Telford won an 11% pay rise. Lisa Ryan, the GMB organiser, said: “These workers have stuck together and secured a decent pay offer through their commitment.

Rice cakes can provide a lighter lunch, if you’re looking for variety and a change for regular crisps. A spokesperson for Pladis said: “We regret that the GMB has decided to take this course of action, despite all of the efforts we have made to reach an agreement with the union. Workers first took strike action in September but moved to a “permanent strike” last month over what they said was a “real-terms pay cut”. The baked versions of crisps tend to be lower in fat and saturated fat, but do check to see how this affects the colour coding.

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Reading the ingredients also provides useful information about what has been added such as sugar and salt.

The deal comes after 11 weeks of strikes by workers belonging to the GMB union after they were offered a pay rise of 4.