More than 300 staff at a supermarket depot on Wearside have been told their jobs are at risk. Asda has issued "at risk of redundancy" notices to 315 staff at its Washington distribution centre, which deals with tinned and packeted foods.
The company has been reorganising its distribution system, which means the depot will be supplying fewer stores.
A 90-day consultation period has started and Asda says it hopes to find new posts for the staff in the company.
The depot, where 737 people are employed, looks after medium and slow-moving food lines - produce which is not refrigerated.
The company also has a regional distribution centre employing 505 people in Washington, which is not affected.
It is due to open a new clothing depot in the area at the end of the year and says there may be opportunities there and it will seek to find posts for affected staff in other stores and depots.
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