Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.11 - Processing and preserving of meat

290 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 June 2012
Employment effect (start)
15 June 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

As announced in June 2012, Vion Food Germany, a subsidiary of Dutch foods company Vion, will cut 290 jobs in Germany. This is part of Vion's "Balancing the future" restructuring programme.

The programme aims to reduce costs and to optimize the product portfolio and shall be implemented by the end of 2012. Further job cuts have been announced in the Netherlands (further information is provided here). Vion employs 26,500 people worldwide.


Sources

  • 15 June 2012: VION

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Vion, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 73903, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73903.