Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
Méditerranée; Languedoc-Roussillon; Aude
Location of affected unit(s)
Carcassonne
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.52 - Manufacture of ice cream

120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 July 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

On 5 July 2012, the management of the ice cream manufacturer Pilpa has announced the closure of its plant inCarcassone by the end of the year. The company was bought by the German group R&R Ice cream in June 2011.

According the unions, the plant is competitive. They have requested an external audit.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Pilpa, Closure in France, factsheet number 73935, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73935.