Verbillen Poultry Group

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. Antwerpen; Arr. Turnhout
Location of affected unit(s)
Olen
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.1 - Processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products
10.12 - Processing and preserving of poultry meat
450 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
26 February 2013
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2013
Foreseen end date
30 April 2014

Description

The poultry processing company Verbillen Poultry Group announced its bankruptcy, with 450 jobs being lost. The company had tried to find an investor, but proved to be unsuccessful. Now, Verbillen Poultry Group filed for bankruptcy.

Trade unions and workers have expressed their protest through a strike.

Sources

  • 26 February 2013: La Libre
  • 26 February 2013: Nieuwsbald

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Verbillen Poultry Group, Bankruptcy in Belgium, factsheet number 75023, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75023.