Lou Légumes

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Mayenne
Location of affected unit(s)
Landivy
Sector
Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing
01 - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
01.1 - Growing of non-perennial crops
01.13 - Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
4 May 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021

Description

Lou Légumes, the family food company specialising in fresh mushrooms, has announced the recruitment of 150 people on permanent contracts from March 2021. Some recruitments will be made earlier to train the workforce that will be assigned to a new mushroom farm. This new 11,500 square meter site will include 26 organic mushroom growing rooms for an investment of €12 million. It is located in Landivy (Mayenne). The annual production capacity will be around 4,500 tons of organic mushrooms. Construction work is expected to begin in September. Delivery is planned in one year's time for a scheduled opening in June 2021.

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Lou Légumes, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 100602, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/100602.