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Hotel / Restaurants Accommodation And Food Service Activities Food And Beverage Service Activities 56.10 - Restaurants And Mobile Food Service Activities
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 September 2024
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Portugália, a Portuguese catering group, will open 25 restaurants (out of the existing 39) in the next three to five years. This process will lead to the recruitment of at least 500 workers, which would increase the current workforce by over 50%.
At the present Portugalia operates 47 establishments across the country (39 of which are under the Portugalia brand). Most part of the Portugalia's restaurants are part of the Portugalia Balcão concept, which includes shops located in shopping centres and operates under a franchise model.
Eurofound (2024), Portugalia, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 201623, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201623.
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