Type
Closure
Country
Spain
Region
Este; Cataluña; Barcelona
Location of affected unit(s)
Barcelona
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.52 - Manufacture of ice cream

268 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
14 November 2008
Foreseen end date
2 March 2009

Description

Frigo, a Barcelona-based ice cream manufacturer owned by Unilever, has announced that it is to close and dismiss its 268 workers (aged between 45 and 55 years, 80% are women). Although the formal procedure for collective dismissal has been initiated and the closure notified to the government of Catalonia, the company said that it is "considering all possible options to minimize the impact of the closure and is in the process of preparing a social plan for the redundant workers".


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Frigo, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 67288, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67288.