Type
Bankruptcy
Country
Hungary
Region
Dunantul; Kozep-Dunantul; Fejer
Location of affected unit(s)
Székesfehérvár
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10 - Manufacture of food products

400 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
10 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

On 10 January 2011 the managing board of Cerbona announced the liquidation of the company and the subsequent dismissal of almost 400 employees (322 at the company, and around 80 at the subsidiaries). The last year has been a difficult one for Cerbona, which defaulted on loans of 6 billion HUF to creditors and has been forced to pay 145 Million HUF in fines for participating in a food industry cartel. The management asked for protection against bankruptcy in November 2010 and was granted 90 days, but could not find any willing investors to save the company from insolvency.


Sources

  • 12 January 2011: Híradó
  • 10 January 2011: Vállalkozói Negyed
  • 10 January 2011: Menedzsment Fórum
  • 11 January 2011: 168Óra

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Cerbona, Bankruptcy in Hungary, factsheet number 71436, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71436.