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Lietuva; Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas ; Marijampolės apskritis
Location of affected unit(s)
Marijampole
Sector
Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products 10.13 - Production of meat and poultry meat products
156 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 December 2019
Employment effect (start)
4 December 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Arvi kalakutai, a Lithuanian company engaged in turkey processing and production, intends to close its activities and to dismiss 156 employees in Marijampole. The company belongs to the Arvi group of enterprises uniting agricultural and food sector companies. Lately, the company has been experiencing financial difficulties; in November 2019, the company initiated restructuring proceedings. According to the management, despite the restructuring, Arvi kalakutai will not be able to continue its activities. The company used to process over 7,000 tons of turkey meat annually. Currently the company employs 156 employees.
Eurofound (2019), Arvi kalakutai, Closure in Lithuania, factsheet number 99289, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/99289.