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(10 - 33) Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10 - Manufacture of food products 10 - Manufacture of food products
230 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 April 2025
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
Danone Germany, which operates in the food and nutrition sector, is planning to close its milk plant in Ochsenfurt (Bavaria) by the end of 2026, resulting in the loss of around 230 production jobs.
The company cites permanently low capacity utilisation, changing consumer behaviour, and high production costs compared to other locations as the reasons for this. At the same time, Danone plans to invest in its Fulda site, where infant and medical nutrition will be produced in future. Social plans, further training programmes, internal transfers to other sites, and cooperation with the Federal Employment Agency for external placement are planned.
The works council is negotiating fair solutions. Local politicians are criticising the decision and pledging support for the employees.
Danone operates in four business areas: Fresh dairy, plant-based products, natural mineral water and soft drinks, and early childhood and medical nutrition.
Sources
2 April 2025: Danone - press release (www.danone.de)
Eurofound (2025), Danone Germany, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 202607, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202607.
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