Type
Closure
Country
Denmark
Region
Fyns amt;
Location of affected unit(s)
Faaborg
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.11 - Processing and preserving of meat

472 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
16 January 2014
Employment effect (start)
17 January 2014
Foreseen end date
31 January 2016

Description

Meat giant Danish Crown is to close its two facilities for meat processing  and the production of ready meals in Faaborg, making 472 employees redundant  by 2016.

According to the management, this is to increase the company’s competitiveness and to cut overcapacities.

Additionally, 350 jobs are at risk in the slaughterhouses in Skærbæk, Southern Jutland, and on the island of Bornholm. These cuts are to be discussed between Danish Crown and trade unions.

Danish Crown has around 6,000 employees in Denmark.


Sources

  • 16 January 2014: Borsen.dk
  • 16 January 2014: jp.dk

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Danish Crown, Closure in Denmark, factsheet number 76464, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76464.