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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 April 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Colruyt, one of Belgian's largest supermarket chains seeks to employ 150 new employees by the end of the year. It seeks to increase its number of butchers significantly. The goal is to make the butchers more prominent and visible to enforce the feeling of craftsmanship within the stores. The company is looking for certified butchers but it also wants to offer a development possibility to new recruits who will be allowed to combine regular work in the stores while training for certification.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Colruyt, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 87467, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87467.
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