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.
Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco 46.39 - Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
268 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 October 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The British-Dutch multinational company Unilever, third largest food and consumer goods company in Spain, has announced the closure of its ice cream factory in Barcelona under the Frigo brand. The 268 workers of the factory, most of them women between 45 and 55 years old, will be made redundant. Even though the factory does not register losses, the company does not consider it profitable enough. The trade unions have expressed their opposition and have announced future mobilisations. As of December 2018, Unilever employs about 170,000 people worldwide.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Unilever, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 96247, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96247.
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