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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10.8 - Manufacture of other food products 10.85 - Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 June 2024
Employment effect (start)
13 June 2024
Foreseen end date
1 January 2025
Description
Sodebo, a French agri-food manufacturer, plans to hire 300 new employees in France in 2024 to meet rising production demands. This hiring initiative is part of a broader €50 million investment that seeks to enhance production and streamline inventory management, allowing the company to deliver fresher products to consumers and better meet market expectations.
Established in 1973, Sodebo is a family-owned business that has become a significant player in the French agri-food industry. As of 2022, it employed 2,900 workers. Sodebo has consistently increased its workforce as part of its growth strategy, adding 170 out of 200 employees announced for 2024: Sodebo 2024 - FR, 280 out of 300 announced in 2023: Sodebo 2023 - FR. In 2021, Sodebo announced a recruitment for 242 positions and hired 280 person: Sodebo 2021 - FR.
*** Updated, 11/11/2025***
As part of the recruitment of 530 in maintenance and 20 in bakery, the company reported a workforce of nearly 3,000 workers, suggesting that only 100 out of the 300 workers announced were recruited in 2024.
Eurofound (2024), Sodebo, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 201881, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201881.
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