Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Mondelēz International, producer of confectionery, food and beverages, has announced that it will create more jobs than initially declared in 2015 at its new research and development centre (RD&Q) in Bielany Wrocławskie, located in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone, Poland. Currently, the company plans to create in total 250 positions meaning that 125 additional jobs will be created. The company is to invest USD 15 million (EUR 13.11 million). The centre is expected to be operational by the end of 2016. The centre will develop new products, design new packaging and analyse consumer preferences. Mondelēz International (former Kraft Foods) is one of the biggest global confectionery producer.
Eurofound (2016), Mondelēz International, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 87980, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/87980.
Eurofound’s ERM restructuring legislation database offers an overview of key restructuring-related regulations in the EU Member States and Norway. Its content is continuously updated to reflect any changes made by national legislators in response to, for instance, policy shifts, legal...
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