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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.71 - Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 May 2014
Employment effect (start)
2 February 2014
Foreseen end date
20 May 2015
Description
Orkla Foods is closing its bakery in Lierne, dismissing 100 workers. Orkla Foods bought the bakery in 2011, which at the time had 125 employees. The production has gradually been downsized, and the remaining 100 employees had their working time cut to 50 percent in February 2014. Within one year, the bakery will be closed and the production of lefse (traditional Norwegian flatbread) will be moved to Stranda. All of the employees will be dismissed. The previous owner of the bakery calls the decision a tragedy for Lierne, a small town with 1400 inhabitants.
Sources
20 May 2014: Dagens Næringsliv
23 January 2014: Dagens Næringsliv
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Orkla Foods, Closure in Norway, factsheet number 77057, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77057.
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