Yves Rocher to reduce jobs at Kilbarry plant

French skincare giant Yves Rocher is shedding jobs and cutting operational activity by a third at its Cork manufacturing plant.

The company, which employs about 200 people at its facility in the Kilbarry Industrial Park on Dublin Hill, confirmed last night that it plans to transfer two of its production lines to a sister facility in Brittany by end of this year, or early next year.

The restructuring of the manufacturing operations will result in a 33% reduction in operational activity at the Cork site, which makes a range of skincare products for the international market.