Greene King looks to potentially cut over 200 jobs across support centre offices in Bury St Edmunds and Burton on Trent as well as in field teams

Brewery Greene King is looking to potentially cut more than 200 jobs across its support centre offices as it looks to restructure.

The company expects the number of roles impacted will be in the early 200s across its support centre offices in Bury St Edmunds and Burton on Trent as well as field teams.

It has also made changes to its executive board, moving from 10 to seven as part of its corporate transformation programme and the three executive board directors left in September.

It is part of the next phase of Greene King’s ‘strategic journey’ to become the ‘Pride of British Hospitality’ and the firm aims to build on progress made in the last four years focusing on business and cultural transformation.

This included branded portfolio development, customer-centric digital enablers including bookings, website redevelopment and investment in its estate.

To implement these changes across the business, a process of consultation has begun to align central support functions with the new structure.

A Greene King spokesperson said: “We have made strong progress on our business and cultural transformation journey to be the Pride of British Hospitality and now is the right time to move into the next phase.

“A restructure of central support functions is now necessary for the business to thrive for a sustainable future in these challenging times and be best placed to delight customers and deliver outstanding experiences.

“We are working with representatives to support our team members and limit job losses.”

Greene King has already announced plans to invest £40 million in a new brewery in Bury earlier this year and is awaiting planning permission.

The company wants to build the facility at Suffolk Park, next to Moreton Hall, where it also has a new distribution centre.

When it was announced in April, Nick Mackenzie, chief executive officer at Greene King, said: “Brewing in Bury St Edmunds is a core part of Greene King’s DNA.

“This investment represents a further and significant ongoing commitment to our brewing operations in a town which has such a rich and storied connection with our business and with brewing.

“As we seek to make our operations more sustainable, our new brewery will future proof our ability to brew our much-loved brands, as we create a thriving modern hospitality business."