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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.3 - Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
144 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Polish producer of frozen fruit and vegetable Masfrost, a subsidiary of Top Farms group, has announced that it will close down its production facility in Tolkmicko near Elbląg, Poland. As a result, all 144 employees will be dismissed through a collective dismissal programme which will be launched in August 2018 and carried out by the end 2018. The source reports that redundant employees will receive severance pay.
Masfrost is a part of Top Farms group, which produces foodstuff as well as raw materials and feedstock for the agricultural and food processing industry. Currently, Masfrost has two production facilities in Tolkmicko and Ziębice.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Masfrost, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 94736, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94736.
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