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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.7 - Manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products
220 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
The German bakery Unser Heimatbäcker will relocate all of its cake production to Neubrandenburg, which will result in the loss of 220 jobs at various existing production sites. This includes the closure of the production site in Gägelow with 130 employees as of June 2018. Additionally, 50 employees will be let go at the production site in Pasewalk. According to the CEO, more efficient structures are necessary to continue the company’s growth.
The company has entered negotiations with the Federal Labour Office regarding a transfer company.
Currently, Unser Heimatbäcker has approximately 2,900 employees in Germany.
Sources
12 April 2018: MAZ Online
3 April 2018: NDR Online
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Unser Heimatbäcker, Relocation in Germany, factsheet number 93768, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93768.
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