Gardenia axes over 100 staff in Singapore as it relocates bakery production to JB
The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees
[SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Malaysia, with 141 staff at its Pandan Loop facility to be retrenched.
The move is part of “ongoing efforts to enhance operational efficiency and maintain competitiveness amid an increasingly challenging global environment”, said Gardenia on Wednesday (May 20).
Production at Gardenia’s Pandan Loop manufacturing facility will cease on Jun 30.
Singapore will remain Gardenia’s central hub for key corporate functions, said the company. About 250 employees will remain in those roles in the Republic after the transition.
Gardenia informed its employees of the decision at an internal meeting this morning and said “affected staff will receive the appropriate notice period and support in line with local regulations and guidelines”.
The company added that it is also considering eligible employees for suitable roles within the group’s network of operations where possible.
Parent company QAF fully owns and operates Gardenia in Singapore, while its Malaysia operations are a 50-50 joint venture with Tradewinds.
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