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Veauche, Aubigny, Quimperlé, Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle, Marconnelle, Noisiel, La Défense
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10 - Manufacture of food products
231 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 January 2019
Employment effect (start)
12 February 2019
Foreseen end date
1 January 2022
Description
Nestlé Purina, the manufacturer of pet food, has announced 231 job cuts in France over the next three years, including 49 at the Montfort-sur-Risle (Eure) site. The plants at Veauche (Loire), Aubigny (Calvados), Quimperlé (Finistère) and Marconnelle (Pas-de-Calais) are also affected. The announcement was made at a central works council meeting held on 12 February, to present the details of the transformation project. The company wants to reduce production costs, which will involve job cuts, renegotiating working time agreements and reducing the operating costs of facilities such as materials, water and energy.
Eurofound (2019), Nestlé Purina, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 96687, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96687.
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