Type
Internal restructuring
Country
France
Region
île de France;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Hotel / Restaurants
Accommodation And Food Service Activities
Food And Beverage Service Activities
56.21 - Event catering activities

184 - 197 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 October 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2020
Foreseen end date

Description

Contract catering giant Sodexo subisdiary, Lenôtre, which has a catering activity with shops in the Parisian region, will be affcetd by job cuts ranging from 184 to 197 positions. Sodexo also announced a dismissals of 2,183 workers  in its corporate catering activities (canteens) and at its headquarters.

The serious drop in activity in the organisation of events (conventions, seminars, weddings, and other events)  due to COVID-19 restrictions and the reduced number of visitors to Lenôtre boutiques, are the reasons, according to the management, for this redundancy plan.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Lenôtre, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 102415, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102415.