The McVitie's factory in Glasgow's East End closed its doors for a final time this week.
One worker captured photos during their last shift and said: "Well, that's the last time we all walk out under the McVitie's sign.
"Production has finished and the last shift has come to an end."
They later described the atmosphere at the factory and said: "The lines were being dismantled around us.
"I worked there for 10 years and it was a great place to work.
"Good wages and made great friends over the years but it wasn't a shock it shut down as the company did not invest in the factory and when we lost products to make they were not replaced.
"Sad to see it go."
The Tollcross site was earmarked for closure last year based on "a comprehensive business analysis, which considered several factors including utilisation, volume and product mix".
After a lengthy campaign to save 472 jobs at the factory, Turkish-owned Pladis ultimately decided that "alternative proposals" put forward by trade unions and the Scottish Government "did not present a viable alternative".
The factory operated in the city for nearly 100 years and McVitie’s has been present in Scotland since 1830, when the original biscuit firm, McVitie & Price Ltd, was set up in Edinburgh.
Last year almost 80,000 people signed a petition calling on Pladis to reverse its plans for closure.
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