Sainsbury’s is closing 200 of its in-store cafés, including Burton’s, which is one of them.
The café of the Union Street store has been open for almost a decade, serving a variety of delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.
It will, however, close in the spring as part of a countrywide closure campaign.
As a result, the jobs of 2,000 workers are at jeopardy. Sainsbury’s, on the other hand, states that anyone who loses their job will be given first priority for open positions in its stores and will be “encouraged to explore different options within the wider business.”
While the firm reviews its dining operations, 67 cafes, including those in Cannock, Swadlincote, and Leek, will remain open. The whole list can be seen at the bottom of this page.
In addition, the grocery chain is holding conversations with an unspecified number of employees about intentions to eliminate 34 stores’ less popular hot food counters. It’s also changing the way it handles bakeries in 54 of its locations.
It’s the latest in a series of recent reorganisation changes by the company as it tries to keep soaring costs under control.
The cafés’ closure is part of a larger plan to revamp the company’s dining, takeaway, and home delivery food and beverage offerings.
In collaboration with Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG), which owns the Caffe Carluccio’s, Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Ed’s Diner, and Slim Chickens brands, the retailer will also launch 30 more restaurant hubs in stores.
The decision follows a successful trial cooperation at its Selly Oak supermarket in Birmingham, according to the company.
As part of its plan to revamp its portfolio across 250 stores in the next three years, the supermarket chain will open 30 Starbucks locations.
The company also confirmed the shutdown of some hot food stations and modifications to bakery operations at several locations on Tuesday. It did not say how many positions would be affected, but the move follows prior cuts in these areas.
Sainsbury’s warned in April last year that plans to stop selling baked products in select stores would result in the loss of 1,200 jobs, while the closing of fresh meat and fish counters in November 2020 would result in the loss of about 3,500 jobs. “As we go through this period of transformation, we have taken the tough choice to close 200 of our cafés next month,” Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts said.
“We’ve spoken with all of our colleagues who will be impacted by these changes today, and we’re fully dedicated to assisting them in any way we can during this difficult time.” Of course, we recognise that this is upsetting to our coworkers, but we must continue to modify our business to ensure that we are providing our consumers with the greatest possible food and drink at reasonable pricing.
“We’re completely focused on increasing what we can give for our clients while also working hard to simplify our operations.” We’re incredibly enthusiastic about this new customer offer that we’ll be rolling out throughout many of our stores over the coming two to three years.”
All the cafes not listed below are closing down
Fosse Park
Penzance
Springfield
Godalming
Bognor Regis
Kings Lynn Hardwick
Thanet Westwood Cross
Truro
Rustington New
Scarborough
Marsh Mills
Waterlooville
Lincoln
Ely
Warren Heath
Durham
Monks Cross
Emerson Grn
Castle Point
Leicester North
Nantwich
Pepper Hill
Chichester
Hereford
Bury St.Edmunds
Bamber Bridge
Longwater Lane
Hazel Grove
Weedon Rd
Morecambe
Larkfield
Cheadle (Cheshire)
Cannock
Rugby
Hedge End
Harrogate
Sedlescombe Rd
Pinhoe Road
Barnstaple
Hempstead Valley
Bridge Mead
Wakefield – Marsh Way
Swadlincote
Rhyl
Leek
Dewsbury
Marshall Lake
Torquay
Talbot Heath
Harrogate
Sedlescombe Rd
Pinhoe Road
Barnstaple
Isle Of Wight
Darlington
Harlow
Christchurch
Denton
Stroud
Keighley
Archer Road
Stanway
Pontypridd
Whitchurch
Macclesfield
Winterstoke Rd
Preston
Didcot