burberry, the retailer and designer label, has a factory in the town which is due to close when a new facility is built in leeds. the new plant will be a combination of the castleford and cross hills plants, but the brexit vote has stalled the decision, though burberry insist it will go ahead. a large nestlé factory, which produced toffee crisp and after eights for 40 years, closed in 2012 and demolition starting in 2014 to make way for housing. castleford has previously been home to dunsford and wesley textiles, which at peak business times had three factories in castleford which have all since ceased production.