All entries in the Consumer goods sector, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/sectors/consumer-goods 2026-11-02T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7a4e9527:en 2026-11-02T06:00:00Z

The Danish shoemaker is closing two of its own factories because of overcapacity, in Portugal with 650 staff and in Vietnam with 1,400; production will continue in Indonesia, Thailand and China. A further 400 jobs in global and regional functions go by the end of the year, 80 of them in Denmark, and the owning family is injecting €50m of fresh capital. The total of 2,450 jobs is the sum of the three figures (DR, 2 Nov 2026; second source: Børsen, 2 Nov 2026). — Sources: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/penge/ecco-lukker-fabrikker-i-udlandet-flere-end-2-000-mister-jobbet · https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/ecco-fyrer-over-2400-ansatte-og-lukker-fabrikker

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:51530db0:en 2026-10-30T06:00:00Z

edding AG has sold its Collaboration @ Work division to Callista Asset Management 38 GmbH in a share deal. The price is a symbolic €1, and edding adds a vendor loan and a restructuring contribution and takes over certain liabilities of the division. This ends the review of strategic options for its brand portfolio announced in March 2026; an update to the forecast is due by the end of November (edding AG, ad hoc release, 30 October 2026). — Source: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69992390-eqs-adhoc-edding-aktiengesellschaft-edding-ag-veraeussert-geschaeftsbereich-collaboration-a-work-an-die-callista-asset-management-38-gmbh-022.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3df633a8:en 2026-10-01T06:00:00Z

Snaigė, the only refrigerator manufacturer in the Baltics, is abandoning its ongoing restructuring: chief executive Darius Varnas asked the Kaunas Regional Court on 30 Sep 2026 to end the restructuring case and open bankruptcy proceedings. The company points to difficult sales markets, no clear prospects of continuing operations and persistent losses. The Alytus plant is ceasing operations and 190 employees are being laid off (15min / BNS, 1 Oct 2026; second source: LRT English, 1 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.15min.lt/verslas/naujiena/bendroves/alytaus-snaigei-inicijuojamas-bankrotas-gamykla-stabdo-veikla-663-2775200 · https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/3069047/lithuanian-refrigerator-maker-snaige-files-for-bankruptcy

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8e5e4c8e:en 2026-09-30T06:00:00Z

The crystal glassworks Steklarna Rogaška, part of the Fiskars Group, plans further adjustments because of weak demand that could affect up to 70 employees, including at its Kozje site; earlier the talk was of 40 surplus workers there. Packaging production and security services are to be outsourced, and 29 employment relationships were already ended in February. Final decisions are pending while consultation with social partners continues (Forbes Slovenija citing STA, 30 Sep 2026). — Source: https://forbes.n1info.si/posel/steklarna-rogaska-napoveduje-nova-odpuscanja/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ec6feb4f:en 2026-09-29T06:00:00Z

Footwear group Baťa plans to phase out manufacturing at Dolní Němčí (Uherské Hradiště district), its only factory in Central Europe, during 2027; the plant has made shoes since 1970. The company says the operation is no longer viable under current market conditions; 92 employees are affected. Baťa will remain present in the Czech Republic through its store network (ČT24 / ČTK, 29 Sep 2026). Update (06.10.2026): according to the union, staff will leave in two stages, roughly half on 31.12.2026 and the rest on 31.03.2027; the buildings are to be cleared between April and August 2027 (ČTK via e15, 06.10.2026). — Sources: https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/regiony/zlinsky-kraj/bata-zavre-svuj-posledni-zavod-ve-stredni-evrope-dotkne-se-to-92-lidi-378069 · https://www.teraz.sk/ekonomika/obuvnicka-firma-bata-ukonci-vyrobu/995938-clanok.html · https://www.e15.cz/byznys/bata-dolni-nemci-tovarna-konec-zamestnanci-odbory-1436327

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:f6bc1812:en 2026-09-22T06:00:00Z

Staff at the historic Kosta glasbruk glassworks — part of Orrefors Kosta Boda and thus of New Wave Group — were informed on 22 Sept 2026 of a large-scale redundancy notice (varsel) covering 55 positions, including glassmakers in the furnace hall and the grinding shop as well as office staff. The cause is long-standing weak profitability, aggravated by high electricity prices; the owner had already moved part of production abroad and reduced headcount. The figure of 55 positions is based on reporting by Smålandsposten; Orrefors Kosta Boda had not commented initially (Smålandsposten, 22 Sept 2026). — Source: https://www.smp.se/lessebo/stort-varsel-pa-glasbruket-i-kosta

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a3afbaae:en 2026-09-18T06:00:00Z

On 18 September 2026 Kneipp opened a new factory building at its Ochsenfurt-Hohestadt headquarters, investing around €65 million in the new build, plant modernisation, automation and digital processes — according to the company the largest single investment in its more than 135-year history. Production floor space doubles from roughly 5,000 to 10,000 m²; Ochsenfurt-Hohestadt is the company's only production site, employs around 430 people and supplies 16 countries in Europe and Asia from there. No figure for newly created jobs was given. (Source: OTS/Kneipp GmbH, 18 Sep 2026) — Source: https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20260918_OTS0099/made-in-germany-kneipp-eroeffnet-neues-werk-am-hauptsitz-in-ochsenfurt-hohestadt

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b962433e:en 2026-09-04T06:00:00Z

After the talks mediated by the Ministry of Enterprise (MIMIT) collapsed, Electrolux confirmed on 4 September 2026 that 1,450 jobs will go at its Italian plants (down from the 1,700 announced in May) and that 135 fixed-term contracts will not be renewed; the closure of the Cerreto d'Esi plant stands with no alternative. The unions FIM, FIOM and UILM declared the negotiations failed and called eight-hour strikes at all plants for 15 September 2026 (Teleborsa, 7 September 2026). Definitive entry; the 12 May 2026 announcement (entry c708065e) no longer carries a figure. Update (15 September 2026): The eight-hour strike at all Italian plants took place on 15 September 2026; the same day, after meeting the unions, minister Adolfo Urso convened a new negotiating table with the company, local institutions and social partners for 5 October 2026 at the Mimit (Mimit, 15 September 2026). Update (28.09.2026): The unions have called a new strike at all Electrolux plants and a rally outside the ministry for 05.10.2026, the day of the negotiating table at the Mimit (Il Fatto Quotidiano, 28.09.2026). Update (5 Oct 2026): At the negotiating table at the industry ministry (Mimit), Electrolux withdrew the unilateral dismissals; its new plan instead offers incentives for 1,250 voluntary departures over three years (650 blue-collar and 600 white-collar workers), backed by the extraordinary wage guarantee fund. The closure of Cerreto d'Esi stands, with a reindustrialisation project to follow there; a technical meeting is set for 8 October and a plenary session for 29 October 2026 (Il Sole 24 Ore, 5 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.fim-cisl.it/2026/09/04/electrolux-chiede-la-cancellazione-dei-vincoli-sulla-organizzazione-del-lavoro-ma-mantiene-la-chiusura-di-cerreto-desi-e-1-450-esuberi-in-italia-oltre-al-mancato-rinnovo-di-135-lavoratori-a/ · https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/09/28/electrolux-riprende-la-lotta-degli-operai-contro-i-1-450-licenziamenti-sciopero-in-tutti-i-siti-e-presidio-sotto-il-ministero/8520887/ · https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/electrolux-ritira-licenziamenti-unilaterali-nuovo-piano-incentivi-all-esodo-e-ammortizzatori-sociali-AJXBcTZB

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e8ebbc31:en 2026-09-03T06:00:00Z

Printmasters, a maker of personalised promotional products within the Solo Group, is giving up its plant in Cicârlău (Maramureș County); about 450 employees are affected. Output is to be wound down gradually and stop in May 2027, with the company dissolved by the end of 2027. CEO Jacques de Boer cites the concentration of production and logistics for Central and Eastern Europe at a single site; severance pay and job-placement support have been promised (Directmm, 03.09.2026). — Source: https://www.directmm.ro/economie/veste-grea-pentru-maramures-printmasters-isi-va-inchide-fabrica-din-cicarlau-aproximativ-450-de-angajati-vor-fi-afectati/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:bd78ffba:en 2026-08-27T06:00:00Z

Belgian transport and logistics group JOST is acquiring German freight forwarder CTJ Janssen GmbH (Grevenbroich near Düsseldorf; €135m annual revenue, ~650 employees, 400 trucks). Post-acquisition JOST will employ around 4,000 people with a fleet of 2,100 trucks and 4,500 trailers, strengthening its presence in Europe's largest logistics market (Germany). Financial terms were not disclosed (JOST/CTJ announcement, 27 Aug 2026). — Source: https://www.flows.be/transport/2026/08/jost-neemt-duitse-logistieke-speler-ctj-janssen-over/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a27287c9:en 2026-08-26T06:00:00Z

Hungary's last traditional enamelware factory (founded 1909, known for red enamel cookware) entered liquidation as reported on 26.08.2026; around 150 employees are affected after wages had partly or fully gone unpaid (Telex, 26.08.2026). — Source: https://telex.hu/gazdasag/2026/08/26/bonyhadi-zomancgyar-bezaras

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1ba48708:en 2026-08-10T06:00:00Z

Single-source reported stage (Bloomberg, 10 August 2026, relayed by Reuters/ESM): British tobacco group Imperial Brands (Winston, Rizla) is preparing job cuts running into the thousands across its key markets, including the US and Europe. The first phase affects human resources, finance and procurement and supply chain staff at US unit ITG Brands (covering the US, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico); the second phase is to hit legal, marketing and insights and intelligence, with those affected notified in April and cuts starting mid-year. A company spokesperson confirmed that the changes would, over time, have an impact across the group's global market footprint, but gave no numbers. Imperial Brands employed around 25,800 people worldwide at the end of 2025; the share fell 5.3% to 2,643 pence on 10 August 2026. How many roles are affected in Europe remains open. — Source: https://www.esmmagazine.com/a-brands/imperial-brands-to-cut-thousands-of-jobs-in-us-and-europe-bloomberg-news-reports-318921

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6424c934:en 2026-08-10T06:00:00Z

The Oldenburg district court placed German upholstered-furniture maker Domo Collection of Hude under preliminary insolvency administration on 3 August 2026, with separate proceedings for its Polish subsidiary Oflor Sp. z o.o. following on 6 August 2026. Christian Kaufmann of Pluta Rechtsanwalts GmbH is preliminary administrator in both cases. 24 employees in Germany and around 245 at the Polish subsidiary are affected; the sources give no combined figure, so the number field is left empty. The case only became public on 10 August 2026 (NWZ) and 11 August 2026 (t-online) — the date field carries first public disclosure, not the date of the court order. — Source: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101382734/insolvenz-deutscher-moebelhersteller-ist-insolvent.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3a671e7e:en 2026-08-06T06:00:00Z

On 6 August 2026 Eurazeo announced it had entered exclusive negotiations with Swiss investor Partners Group over the sale of its majority stake in French natural-cosmetics company Aroma-Zone, with Eurazeo Capital V reinvesting alongside the buyer as a minority shareholder. The release quantifies only Eurazeo's gross proceeds of about EUR 576m and gives no enterprise valuation — the figure of around EUR 2bn (roughly three times the 2021 entry value) comes from consistent press reports by CFNEWS and Zonebourse. Founded in 1999 by the Vausselin family, the B Corp-certified company has more than 5 million active customers and has more than tripled its revenue since Eurazeo invested in 2021. Completion is subject to antitrust and other regulatory clearances and to the information and consultation process with employee representatives. Update (24.09.2026): The European Commission cleared joint control of Aroma-Zone and holding company LH91 by Partners Group and Eurazeo under its simplified procedure, without conditions; signing and completion are still pending (Brussels Times, 24.09.2026). — Source: https://fr.newsroom.eurazeo.com/actualites/eurazeo-entre-en-discussions-exclusives-avec-partners-group-en-vue-de-la-cession-de-sa-participation-dans-aroma-zone-et-de-son-reinvestissement-a-ses-cotes-90d17-7ed35.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ed357849:en 2026-08-05T06:00:00Z

The plant near Szolnok reported insolvency on 5 August 2026 and production has stopped. VG.hu puts the number of affected employees at about 400, other reports at up to roughly 480; the cause is the situation of the Accell group. Accell was the largest local business-tax payer and the mayor asked local firms to hire laid-off workers (VG.hu, 6 Aug 2026). — Source: https://www.vg.hu/vilaggazdasag-magyar-gazdasag/2026/08/szolnok-csodbe-ment-egy-ujabb-magyarorszagi-oriasgya

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3db23ae8:en 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z

The Dutch competition authority ACM published on 31 July 2026 the merger filing under which Germany's Dalli group intends to acquire sole control of Italy's Farmol S.p.A. through its subsidiary Dalli-Werke Wäsche- und Körperpflege Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH; the request was submitted on 24 July 2026. Both companies make personal care and household care products, Farmol exclusively as a contract manufacturer for third parties. Dalli also runs its own brands and operates two plants in the Netherlands, which is why the filing was made with the ACM; Farmol has no Dutch sites. No purchase price was disclosed. Update (03.10.2026): The ACM cleared the acquisition on 11 August 2026, finding that sufficient competition would remain; completion has not yet been reported (ACM). Update (24 Oct 2026): Lebensmittel Zeitung reports that the Dalli Group has closed the Farmol acquisition after antitrust clearance; Farmol now belongs to the group (Lebensmittel Zeitung, 6 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/dalli-verwaltungs-und-beteiligungsgesellschaft-wil-uitsluitende-zeggenschap-verkrijgen-over-farmol-concentratiemelding · https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/dalli-verwaltungs-und-beteiligungsgesellschaft-mag-uitsluitende-zeggenschap-verkrijgen-over-farmol-concentratiebesluit · https://www.lebensmittelzeitung.net/industrie/nachrichten/wpr-hersteller-dalli-uebernimmt-farmol-193577

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2861ffef:en 2026-07-30T06:00:00Z

Backfilled entry: Spanish private equity firm Portobello Capital is taking a majority of baby-care group Béaba Suavinex (Alicante and France) through its Fund V, while seller Bluegem Capital Partners reinvests alongside management. The group has about EUR 130m revenue and EUR 20m EBITDA, plants in Spain and Slovakia and around 270 staff. Price and stake were not disclosed; the European Commission cleared the deal under the simplified procedure on 30 October 2026 (M.12600) (Alimarket; second source: Baker McKenzie, 6 August 2026). — Sources: https://www.alimarket.es/nonfood/noticia/429888/portobello-capital-adquiere-una-participacion-mayoritaria-en-el-grupo-suavinex · https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/newsroom/2026/08/bluegem-sale-beaba-suavinex-group · https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_26_2307

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a8376375:en 2026-07-29T06:00:00Z

On 29 July 2026 Hungary's competition authority GVH cleared, without conditions, Vajda-Papír Kft.'s acquisition of Sofidel Hungary Kft.'s private-label household paper manufacturing business and parts of its distribution operations at the Lábatlan site; the authority found the deal would not significantly reduce competition in the markets concerned. Vajda-Papír is Hungary's leading family-owned tissue paper manufacturer with more than 700 employees across three Hungarian sites and one in Norway. The transaction value was not disclosed. — Source: https://www.portfolio.hu/uzlet/20260729/zold-utat-adott-a-versenyhivatal-a-vajda-papir-legujabb-felvasarlasanak-852870

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:091c2aa1:en 2026-07-27T06:00:00Z

After filing for insolvency under self-administration and an unsuccessful search for investors, toy manufacturer Franz Schneider GmbH & Co. KG (brand Rolly Toys — pedal tractors, go-karts, sledges) is closing its Neustadt bei Coburg site on 31 December 2026. More than 110 employees will lose their jobs, many of them aged between 50 and 62; management is working on a bonus for staff who stay until the end. Owner Frank Schneider told the 'Fraenkischer Tag' that production in Neustadt could no longer be saved. The company cites energy prices that rose after the start of the war, higher material and purchasing costs, Chinese competition and US tariffs, as well as the loss of its second-largest customer last year. The Rolly Toys brand, founded in 1938, is to survive: two companies want to continue production at a different site. — Source: https://www.t-online.de/finanzen/aktuelles/wirtschaft/id_101361208/rolly-toys-firma-schliesst-aus-fuer-franz-schneider-gmbh-nach-insolvenz-.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e7bdf844:en 2026-07-27T06:00:00Z

Kitchen furniture maker Menke filed for insolvency at the Bielefeld district court on 27 July 2026 (case 43 IN 594/26); Bielefeld lawyer Dr Bero-Alexander Lau was appointed preliminary insolvency administrator. Menke is known as a specialist in flat-pack kitchen furniture and a supplier to the furniture discount segment; sources put the headcount at between roughly 100 and 140, and it has not been officially confirmed. Production had only been moved from Kirchlengern to Rödinghausen in late 2023 — to a site where the kitchen manufacturers Brinkmeier and Störmer had previously failed. — Source: https://www.moebelmarkt.de/beitrag/menke-k%C3%BCchen-insolvenzantrag-gestellt

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:95c026f6:en 2026-06-29T06:00:00Z

BAT is cutting or relocating around 9,000 jobs worldwide: about 5,500 cuts and 3,500 relocations to partners such as Accenture. The AI-driven 'Fit2Win' programme is intended to save around £600 mn per year by the end of 2028; US employees are exempt. — Source: https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/06/british-american-tobacco-to-cut-9000-jobs-in-ai-led-overhaul/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:56d9d15d:en 2026-05-17T06:00:00Z

Part of the production moves to Biłgoraj and Mielec, while logistics and warehousing stay in Zamość. The furniture maker had already announced a restructuring in November 2025 with about 800 dismissals through December 2026 (Eurofound ERM, 17 May 2026; Interior Daily, 14 Nov 2025). — Source: https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300447

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a8b4e16f:en 2026-04-22T06:00:00Z

About 600 employees are affected; the company cites stagnant demand, price pressure and cost constraints and promises a benefits package and help finding jobs. The Nyíregyháza plant had already been closed earlier (Daily News Hungary, 22 Apr 2026). — Source: https://dailynewshungary.com/historic-hungarian-electrolux-ceases-work/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:864c6621:en 2026-03-03T06:00:00Z

According to the mayor of Vukovar, Ricosta Hrvatska will close its shoe production site in Vukovar by the end of March 2026, with 111 employees, mostly women, losing their jobs. He cites the higher statutory minimum wage in Croatia and falling sneaker sales; production moves to Romania and Bulgaria and the hall is up for sale. The city is talking to other employers about taking on staff (Novi list, 3 Mar 2026). — Source: https://www.novilist.hr/?p=1639143

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:62eabce8:en 2026-02-27T06:00:00Z

Samsung is ending production at its plant in Galanta, as the Slovak economy ministry announced on 27 Feb 2026, citing high energy prices. According to the factsheet of Eurofound's European Restructuring Monitor, about 800 employees, mainly in production and engineering, are affected; another factsheet gives the end of May 2026 as the end of production. The dismissals run as collective redundancy procedures; suppliers are indirectly affected (Eurofound European Restructuring Monitor; second source: TASR, 27 Feb 2026, headline only read). — Sources: https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204320 · https://www.tasr.sk/tasr-clanok/TASR:2026022700000517

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ac90542e:en 2025-11-03T06:00:00Z

Kimberly-Clark buys consumer health group Kenvue; Kenvue shareholders receive USD 3.50 in cash plus 0.14625 Kimberly-Clark shares per share, USD 21.01 in total. Update (13 Oct 2026): The European Commission approves the deal subject to conditions – over competition concerns on tampons in Czechia, Estonia and Slovakia, Kimberly-Clark must divest its Kotex, Camelia and Record feminine-hygiene brands in the EEA (Financier Worldwide, 6 Nov 2025; European Commission, 13 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.financierworldwide.com/fw-news/2025/11/6/kimberly-clark-to-acquire-kenvue-in-487bn-deal · https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2137