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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.6 - Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products
250 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 October 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2017
Foreseen end date
28 February 2018
Description
On 10 October 2016, US food producer Kellogg’s announced to close its production site in Bremen. About 250 employees will lose their jobs. The closing will be implemented gradually between July 2017 and February 2018.
The site is producing Cornflakes and other cereals for the European market. Bremen is the only production site of Kellogg’s in Germany.
The company wants to start negotiations with the works' council soon. Politicians like the economic Senator of Bremen as well as the works' council were surprised by the company’s decision. Currently, 33,577 employees are working for Kellogg’s worldwide.
Sources
12 October 2016: Weserreport.de
10 October 2016: nwzonline.de
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Kellogg's, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 88860, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88860.
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