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The food and drinks producer PepsiCo plans to close its factory for Walkers crisps in northern England, which threatens around 400 jobs. PepsiCo’s products in the UK included also the drinks of Pepsi Max and oatmeal Quaker.

By PepsiCo said that their decision is not related with Brexit referendum, where the majority of Brits decided that their country should leave the European Union. The chips, which has so far been produced at the complex, will be produced in other factories in Britain.

“The changes we offer represent a significant saving of productivity and efficiency, which is key to long term sustainable growth of our business in the UK”, said the director of production in PepsiCo UK, Tracy Foster. According to her will not take any decisions without first to consult with employees and their representatives.

In the UK for PepsiCo employs nearly 5,000 people in 11 complexes, including factory in Leicester, which also produces chips Walkers and is the largest factory for chips in the world.