Bigard

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Hauts-de-France; Nord-Pas de Calais; Nord
Location of affected unit(s)
Feignies
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
10.11 - Processing and preserving of meat, except of poultry meat
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
11 December 2007
Employment effect (start)
30 November 2007
Foreseen end date
31 January 2008

Description

Bigard, a French firm that operate in the meat processing sector, has announced that it is to create 300 new jobs in Feignies with the development of a new site. A new facility for processing beef will be developed by the firm, and the new jobs will be created by the end of January 2008. The development of the new site is a result of the firm needing to increase its production capacity after securing several new contracts. The new facility will involve an investment of 35 million EUR.

Sources

  • 10 October 2007: La Tribune
  • 10 October 2007: Les Echos
  • 12 December 2007: La Tribune

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Bigard, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 66098, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66098.