The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10 - Manufacture Of Food Products
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Announcement Date
14 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch producer of consumer goods having two headquarters, one in Rotterdam (Netherlands) and the other in London (UK). The company announced its intention to move all headquarters activities to Rotterdam. It specified that the decision was not connected with Brexit, but Rotterdam was chosen because the firm mainly deals in Dutch shares. Moreover, the company announced that it will leave the FTSE 100, the English blue chip stock index, and will probably increase its weighting in the EuroStoxx index.
Eurofound (2018), Unilever 4, Reshoring in Netherlands, factsheet number 64, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64.
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