KP Snacks is planning to close factories in Consett and Corby in 2015, with the loss of up to 186 jobs, in order to transfer the work to Billingham, Teesside, and Stanley, County Durham.
The manufacturer makes a number of popular brands, including Hula Hoops, Skips and Phileas Fogg, as well as the original KP brand.
The company employs around 685 people at its site in Billingham, producing McCoy’s at the factory along with other snack brands including Roysters, Brannigan’s, Frisps, Wheat Crunchies and Discos.