The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Beverages 11.05 - Manufacture of beer
62 - 64 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
16 January 2009
Foreseen end date
31 March 2009
Description
Beer producing company Svyturys-Utenos alus intends to dismiss 64 employees in Klaipeda by the end of March 2009. At present the company employs 628 people. The internal restructuring was necessitated by Danish beer producer Carlsberg. At the moment Carlsberg Breweries controls Svyturys-Utenos alus through the holding company Carlsberg Baltic. The main causes of the dismissals are decreased sales due to increased excise tax on beer and cider in Lithuania.
Sources
16 January 2009: Lietuvos Rytas
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Svyturys-Utenos alus, Internal restructuring in Lithuania, factsheet number 67946, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67946.
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