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Maison Milhau, a French charcuterie and cured meats manufacturer, has been placed in liquidation, rendering over a hundred of its employees redundant.
The court declared bankruptcy after receiving no takeover offers. The company had been facing financial difficulties and was placed in receivership in March 2025. The high cost of pork and other raw materials, as well as rising energy costs, caused the company to struggle. Complicated negotiations with distributors and a decrease in meat consumption among the French population also played a role. In 2023, it had a deficit of over 5 million euros.
Founded in 1926, the company was managed by four generations of the Milhau family. A few years prior, it had integrated the Arpitan Group.
Eurofound (2025), Maison Milhau, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 202939, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202939.