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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.51 - Operation Of Dairies And Cheese Making
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 April 2024
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Milcobel, a dairy cooperation active in Belgium and France has announced it will be dismissing 130 jobs across Belgium. In particular divisions that are specialised in the production of milk powder will be affected by the measure (most of those are situated at the facility in Kallo). In addition to this facility, support and administrative functions in several other plants are at risk.
In addition to the dismissals, the company is also taking other austerity measures. For instance, management bonuses will not be paid, new vacancies will be limited and the company will scale back the number of external consultants.
The main reasoning behind all these measures are the company losses incurred throughout 2023. The company management states that a highly turbulent global dairy market requires more flexibility. According to the management, in its current structure, the company cannot immediately pass on increased costs for energy, raw materials, services and wages.
Milcobel represents about one third of Belgian dairy farmers. 1,500 people work in the Belgian branches.
Eurofound (2024), Milcobel, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 201094, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201094.
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