Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Hungary
Region
Alfod es Eszak; Eszak-Alfold;
Location of affected unit(s)
Szolnok
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10.11 - Processing and preserving of meat
New offshoring locations
Slovakia

160 - 170 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
6 November 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2015
Foreseen end date

Description

Meat processor Kaiser Food announced plans to dismiss 160-170 employees and 130 subcontracted employees. As reported, the lager part of the production activities will be relocated from Szolnok to other group sites in Slovakia (Losonc, Homonna), due to increasing production costs and overcapacities.

 


Sources

  • 6 November 2014: Napi.hu
  • 6 November 2014: HR Portal
  • 6 November 2014: Magyar Nemzet

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Kaiser Food, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Hungary, factsheet number 77822, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77822.