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Accommodation / Food Food and beverage service activities Restaurants and mobile food service activities 56.11 - Restaurant activities
1,200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
28 May 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Areas, a travel food services provider, has announced plans to create more than 1,200 jobs in Europe.
The company is to hire professionals across Spain and Portugal. The recruitment is aimed at reinforcing the company’s presence in key locations such as airports, train stations, and motorway service areas.The majority of the new roles will focus on kitchen, service, and administrative staff to ensure high-quality customer experiences. Regions with the highest number of new positions include the Balearic Islands (230 jobs), Catalonia (215), and the Valencian Community (100), followed by Galicia (50) and Portugal (70).
With 2,000 establishments in Europe and the Americas, Areas employs more than 20,000 people globally.
Eurofound (2025), Areas, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 202991, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202991.
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