Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Kellogg’s Trafford Park Closure Ends 88 Years of Cereal Production
Kellogg’s has stopped making cereal at its Trafford Park factory after 88 years.
The factory made famous cereals such as Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Coco Pops.
It could once produce about one million boxes every day.
The company says the old building was too expensive to update and was not being fully used.
Cereal production has moved to a factory in Wrexham.
About 360 jobs are affected, although some workers can receive help to move.
The factory will stay open until the end of 2026 to finish closing down.
Local leaders say the closure is a major loss for the community and its industrial history.
Kellogg’s has ended cereal production at Trafford Park after 88 years.
The closure affects around 360 jobs, with relocation support offered to Wrexham.
Production of brands including Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Coco Pops has moved to Wrexham.
Kellanova said the ageing 1938 factory was too costly and inefficient to modernise.
The factory will remain open through the end of 2026 while closure work is completed.
- Who
- Kellanova, Kellogg’s parent company, and around 360 affected Trafford Park workers.
- What
- Cereal production has ended at the Trafford Park factory after 88 years.
- When
- Production has now stopped; the factory is expected to remain open until the end of 2026.
- Where
- Trafford Park in Greater Manchester, with production moved to Wrexham in North Wales.
- Why
- Kellanova said the ageing factory was inefficient, underused and too expensive to modernise.
Company rationale
Community and worker concerns
Whether the factory could continue operating
Company rationale
Kellanova said the 1938 factory used only about half its available space and would require commercially unviable investment to modernise.
Community and worker concerns
Local leaders described the closure as a major economic and heritage loss for Trafford and Greater Manchester.
Effect of relocating production
Company rationale
The company is moving production to Wrexham and has offered relocation support to workers willing to move.
Community and worker concerns
Around 360 jobs are affected, and generations of local employment and community identity will be lost at Trafford Park.
- Production history
- The Trafford Park site made cereal for 88 years, beginning in 1938.
- Jobs affected
- Around 360 jobs are being lost or affected by the closure.
- Production capacity
- At its peak, the factory could produce about one million cereal boxes a day.
- Products
- The site produced Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Coco Pops.
- New production site
- Cereal manufacturing has moved to Wrexham in North Wales.
- Closure timeline
- The factory itself is expected to remain open until the end of 2026.
- Other UK operations
- Around 500 jobs remain at the MediaCity headquarters and about 500 at the St Helens distribution centre.