Zakład Produkcji Mleczarskiej in Nowy Targ

Type
Bankruptcy
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowy; Małopolskie; Nowotarski
Location of affected unit(s)
Nowy Targ
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice
10.5 - Manufacture of dairy products and edible ice
160 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
22 February 2020
Foreseen end date
31 May 2020

Description

The dairy cooperative, Okręgowa Spółdzielnia Mleczarska Radomsko (OSM Radomsko), announced that it will close down its subsidiary Zakład Produkcji Mleczarskiej in Nowy Targ by the end of May 2020. As a result, 160 employees will be dismissed. The source reports that the dairy cooperative ended 2019 with a financial loss. The local community has expressed its concern regarding the company's decision. The city council would like to negotiate the decision and has adopted a resolution opposing the company's measures.

Okręgowa Spółdzielnia Mleczarska Radomsko was founded in 1936; currently, the dairy employs 660 people in two units. The unit in Nowy Targ, operating since 1977, was acquired by the company in 2005.

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Zakład Produkcji Mleczarskiej in Nowy Targ, Bankruptcy in Poland, factsheet number 99946, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/99946.