Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
Soft drinks manufacturer Coca Cola announced the collective redundancies of 122 workers at its Gent plant following the renovation of its production facilities. The renovation brought about efficiency gain which will result in job losses.
The Gent plant currently employs 438 people (279 in production and 159 in distribution). The plant has seven production lines for 12 brands; it produces and distributes annually about 261 million litres of beverages.
Coca-Cola is a major employer in Belgium, with more than 2,400 workers employed at various locations.
Eurofound (2015), Coca Cola Belgium, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 88092, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88092.