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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice 10.52 - Manufacture of ice cream and other edible ice
252 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
9 October 2008
Foreseen end date
19 December 2008
Description
Hjem-is, the Danish manufacturer of ice cream based in Esbjerg, has announced the loss of 252 jobs with the closure of its factory in Esbjerg. Production activities will end on 19 December. The company plans to off-shore production activities abroad to a so far unknown location. The management and trade unions (3F and NNF) have had 'positive meetings' - they say - about employment and training possibilities for redundant workers.
Sources
9 October 2008: 3F.DK
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Hjem-is, Closure in Denmark, factsheet number 67299, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67299.