Cappoquin Chickens

Type
Closure
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland; Southern; South-East
Location of affected unit(s)
Waterford
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 September 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 October 2008

Description

Waterford-based poultry producer Cappoquin Chickens is to close by the end of October 2008. The company, which is one of Ireland's largest poultry producers, employs 250 people and has been operating for nearly 50 years. In August 2008, the company announced it was going into liquidation after serious financial losses. Talks to save the firm broke down after a buyer could not be found.

Sources

  • 16 September 2008: The Irish Examiner

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Cappoquin Chickens, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 67116, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67116.