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.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles 47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2011
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
The producer of wines from the Jura, Henri Maire (380 employees), will recruit 200 salesmen by the end of 2012, doubling its sales force for the commercial direct sales of its products. The company works with the public employment service "Pôle emploi" and a specialized website to recruit its salesmen.
The company Henri Maire was taken over in June 2010 by Verdoso Industries. The new owner already increased its sales workforce from 200 to 240 in one year. Henri Maire sells its wines almost exclusively through direct sales at home, and sells its products to nearly 30,000 new customers per year.
Eurofound (2011), Henri Maire, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 72744, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72744.
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