UK meal-kit company Gousto plans to consolidate production into a single site, putting around 290 jobs on the line.
The proposal would result in the closure of the company’s Clay Lake plant in the town of Spalding located in the county of Lincolnshire. Operations would by switched to Gousto’s Warrington facility in north-west England.
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Gousto said its immediate priority would be to support affected workers, including “exploring redeployment opportunities wherever possible”.
The plan will be shared with employees as part of a formal consultation, the company said in a statement.
According to Gousto, the move to a single-site model follows growth at Warrington, which now employs about 600 staff.
It pointed out that running two plants is “increasingly duplicative and less efficient, particularly as the majority of demand is now fulfilled through Warrington at greater scale and lower cost per portion”.
Timo Boldt, the founder and CEO of Gousto, said: “In a highly competitive food market, it is however essential that we operate as efficiently as possible so that we can continue to invest in our proposition and keep prices as low as possible for customers.
“Over recent years we have invested heavily in Warrington, building a highly advanced fulfilment hub with the technology, scale and capacity for future growth. That investment has transformed the way our network operates and gives us the opportunity to simplify our manufacturing footprint for the future.”
Gousto is an online meal-kit service founded in 2012 by Boldt and James Carter. It delivers complete meal solutions, including ingredients and recipes, directly to consumers’ doors.
In 2025, the company generated revenue of £342m ($450.7m), up 10% from the previous year, while adjusted EBITDA rose 7% year-on-year to £45m, according to the statement.
Since launch, it has raised around $350m in equity from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Unilever Ventures, and Fidelity International.
