Type
Business expansion
Country
Portugal
Region
Continente; Norte;
Location of affected unit(s)
Chaves
Sector
Agriculture
Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing
Crop And Animal Production, Hunting And Related Service Activities
01 - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

118 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 November 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2015
Foreseen end date

Description

GFW - Growing Fresh World, producer of fresh mushrooms in Portugal, will create 118 new jobs at its ten units in Chaves. As reported, initially there will be created ten units of mushroom production that will be operational by the first half of 2015. GFW project foresees the construction of 36 production units which represents a total investment of €7 million. This project was supported by NSRF – National Strategic Reference Framework. One of the main challenges will be the export of mushrooms. For the construction of this project, the municipality provided the land, reduced urban tax rates and reduced IMI (property transfer tax).


Sources

  • 19 November 2014: Boas Noticias

Citation

Eurofound (2014), GFW - Growing Fresh World, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 77895, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77895.