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Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Golbey, Metz, Fénétrange, other locations
Sector
(10 - 33) Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 10.8 - Manufacture of food products 10.85 - Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
23 July 2025
Foreseen end date
23 July 2025
Description
Pizza manufacturer Just Queen, a subsidiary of API Tech, itself a subsidiary of the Nancy-based Mentor Group, is laying off 400 workers due to its bankruptcy.
The company operates a total of 23 laboratories, including those located in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Golbey, Metz, and Fénétrange. API Tech, on the other hand, is responsible for the distribution of these smart foods. Two thousand distributors are installed all over the country. API Tech cut 103 jobs in March 2025 Api Tech 2025 - FR.
Eurofound (2025), Just Queen, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 203113, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203113.
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