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Confectionery giant Mars is cutting 700 jobs at sites in the UK as production is transferred overseas. The company will close one of its main factories in Slough, Berkshire, with the loss of 500 jobs over two years. Owners Masterfoods said it was reducing its workforce by more than 1,000 across Europe, with jobs also being lost in France and Germany. Union officials have criticised the plans, saying Mars had refused to consult with workers' representatives. A further 200 posts will go at the firm's five other plants in Leicestershire, Peterborough, Kings Lynn and Leeds.

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