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.
Agriculture Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing Crop And Animal Production, Hunting And Related Service Activities 01.47 - Raising of poultry
667 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 July 2008
Employment effect (start)
15 July 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
The management of Doux, the French poultry breeder leader in Europe, has announced at a Works Councils meeting, that it plans a restructuring in some of its sites, which will cut more than 700 jobs. Three sites will be closed down: Locminé (451 jobs), Châtelet (154 jobs) and Pleucadeuc (62 jobs). A few months ago the management had explained the difficulties encountered by the group in the light of increasing prices of cereals and energy on the one hand, and the euro-dollar parity, which is penalizing for such a group specialized on export, on the other.
Eurofound (2008), Doux, Closure in France, factsheet number 66861, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66861.
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