Type
Closure
Country
Netherlands
Region
Oost-Nederland; Gelderland; Arnhem/Nijmegen
Location of affected unit(s)
Nijmegen
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10 - Manufacture of food products

241 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
18 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
18 September 2009
Foreseen end date
18 September 2012

Description

On 18 September 2009, Honig announced that the plant in Nijmegen will be closed by 2012. The local government intends to use the location for housing. Honig announced that no new plant will be built; the production will be relocated to other plants. Only the Innovation Centre employing 50 employees will remain in Nijmegen. The other 241 employees will lose their jobs.


Sources

  • 25 September 2009: NRC Handelsblad

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Honig, Closure in Netherlands, factsheet number 69781, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69781.