The news of the closure of a soft drinks company's factory bring along the news of loss of jobs of eighteen people at Britvic in Belfast.

In year 2010, 52 people lost their job at the company's east Belfast base on the Castlereagh Road. DUP MLA Robin Newton said that it was a sad day for the people of the region. He said that he is concerned about the people who lost their jobs and about their families with an uncertain future.

He said that all possible help and assistance to help the employees to get a job or job training ought to be provided by the minister for employment and learning. Britvic has been operating at the Belfast site past 20 years.

Britvic declared on Wednesday that it was to shut down its factory in Chelmsford. It is the same city where the company was founded in the 19th Century. The factory's proceedings are being shut as a part of the plan to cut hundreds of jobs.

The shutting down of the companies like Fruit Shoot and J20 fruit drinks plant will outcomes in an uncertain future for the families of its 230 employees. Along with that Belfast, the plan also includes the closure of Britvic's Pennine Spring water factory in Huddersfield. This will cause job losses for 40 people.