Danish Crown

Type
Closure
Country
Denmark
Region
Danmark; Nordjylland; Nordjylland
Location of affected unit(s)
Vojens, Nykøbing Mors, Holstebro
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
900 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
2 June 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2008
Foreseen end date

Description

Europe's largest pig abattoir, Danish Crown, announced on 2nd June 900 redundancies with two plants in Vojens and Nykøbing Mors closing and the capacity at its Holstebro plant being reduced by 40%. Danish Crown blames the jobs losses on the bad economy in the sector and the slow treatment by municipalities of environmental approvals. There is no information about the total number of employed.

Sources

  • 2 June 2008: Netredaktionen

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Danish Crown, Closure in Denmark, factsheet number 66727, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66727.