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Growth 13Transformation 16Decline 27
Key figures
+469new jobs announcedfrom 5 reports · since Jul 2026
26,862affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 26 reports · since Oct 2025
Largest expansions
- Galletas Gullón to invest €196m in Aguilar de Campoo plant+140 New jobs ·
- Capri Sun to build €70m plant in Stargard, creating 120 jobs+120 New jobs ·
- Klas Olio opens €20m sunflower processing plant in Dobrich+100 New jobs ·
Largest job cuts
- Nestlé to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide by 202716,000 Affected staff ·
- Heineken announces cutting up to 6,000 jobs worldwide6,000 Affected staff ·
- Greggs plans to close four factories, putting about 740 jobs at risk740 Affected staff ·
Countries
| Country | Entries | New jobs | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | 8 | — | 284 |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 7 | — | 1,358 |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 5 | — | 6,300 |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 4 | +140 | 180 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 4 | — | 844 |
Follow-up
Followed up: 6 of 6 announcements older than six months.
Documented outcome: realised: 1, completed: 2.
Relocated abroad, to: 🇮🇳 India, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic.
All outcomes and relocations →
Open cases
- Sazerac offers €5.55 per share for Berentzen-GruppeNext milestone: 20 Nov 2026
- Nestlé to spin off water business into venture with Platinum EquityNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- Cris-Tim to acquire rival Via Trend and Snack 4UNext milestone: 30 Nov 2026
- Hubert to end sparkling-wine output in Sereď, hitting 60 jobsNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Theo Müller to close plants in Rogätz and LeppersdorfNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Agrone completes purchase of Latvia's largest dairies from Food Union · Mergers · 🇪🇪 Estonia / Latvia
- Europastry invests €20m in cold store on former Nissan site · Expansions · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Austria Pet Food opens €40m plant expansion in Pöttelsdorf · Expansions · 🇦🇹 Austria
- Atria ends cattle slaughter in Jyväskylä, around 20 jobs affected · Layoffs · 🇫🇮 Finland
- Report: Cerealis in exclusive talks to buy Panzani · Mergers · 🇵🇹 Portugal / France
- Coral HoldCo squeezes out Atlantic Sapphire minorities · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Vereinigte Staaten
- Staropramen to end beer production at Ostravar brewery in Ostrava · Closures · 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Theo Müller to close plants in Rogätz and Leppersdorf · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Vion to give up Apeldoorn pig slaughterhouse, around 300 jobs affected · Closures · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Arla to close Falbygdens Ost site in Falköping, cutting 60 jobs · Closures · 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Cris-Tim to acquire rival Via Trend and Snack 4U · Mergers · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Greggs plans to close four factories, putting about 740 jobs at risk · Closures · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Mars plans to close Poznań finance centre, around 100 jobs affected · Closures · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Wolters brewery to end production in Braunschweig at end of 2026 · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Klas Olio opens €20m sunflower processing plant in Dobrich · Expansions · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Ardo to close plant in Groß-Enzersdorf, 190 jobs affected · Closures · 🇦🇹 Austria
- Sazerac offers €5.55 per share for Berentzen-Gruppe · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Barilla to invest €100m in integrated pasta hub in Foggia · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Hubert to end sparkling-wine output in Sereď, hitting 60 jobs · Closures · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Moldova's competition council clears Orhei-Vit takeover of Natur Bravo assets · Mergers · 🇲🇩 Moldova
- Eridania to build €15m logistics centre in Russi · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- RAITAR to build meat-canning plant in Sasca Nouă, up to 300 jobs · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- AGRANA to acquire flavourings maker esarom for around €150m · Mergers · 🇦🇹 Austria
- Ferrero plans first Romanian factory in Timișoara · Expansions · 🇷🇴 Romania
- Cofigeo to close William Saurin plant in Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes, 142 jobs · Closures · 🇫🇷 France
- Cofigeo to close Lagny-sur-Marne plant, cutting 142 jobs · Closures · 🇫🇷 France
- Clarebout plans to end production at Mouscron 1 plant, 392 jobs affected · Closures · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Importaco won't reopen Vall d'Alba plant after fire, 100 jobs · Closures · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Galletas Gullón to invest €196m in Aguilar de Campoo plant · Expansions · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Espersen to close Koszalin cod plant, affecting over 700 jobs · Closures · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Nordzucker to end sugar output in Nakskov, cutting 150 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇰 Denmark
- UK's CMA clears Danone's takeover of Huel in phase 1 · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France / United Kingdom
- Lotus Bakeries adds fourth production hall in Lembeke · Expansions · 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Corte Diletto completes new ice-cream factory in Elin Pelin · Expansions · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Bakery Wahl files for insolvency, affecting 400 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- HANOS files takeover of poultry trader Nico van de Bunt · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Ferrero merges Michel & Augustin and Delacre biscuit brands · Mergers · 🇧🇪 Belgium / France
- Geestferkel files for insolvency, directly affecting 188 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Select wins approval for €35m plant near Thessaloniki, 59 jobs · Expansions · 🇬🇷 Greece
- Nestlé to spin off water business into venture with Platinum Equity · Mergers · 🇨🇭 Switzerland / France / USA
- Lactalis in exclusive talks to acquire Triballat · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France
- British Sugar to close Cantley sugar plant, 104 jobs · Closures · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Nestlé to build €560m Purina wet-food plant in Mantua · Expansions · 🇮🇹 Italy
- French regulator clears Euralis-Maïsadour merger · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France
- Nestlé to end hollow-chocolate output in Diósgyőr · Closures · 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Bulgarian regulator clears Valeo's Prestige-96 takeover · Mergers · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria / Ireland
- Royal Berry to acquire rival grower Dutch Berries · Mergers · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Diageo Italy cuts 96 jobs at its Milan office · Layoffs · 🇮🇹 Italy
- Brewery Eichbaum shuts down in Mannheim, cutting 240 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- Capri Sun to build €70m plant in Stargard, creating 120 jobs · Expansions · 🇵🇱 Poland
- Grupo Pascual to close Gurb plant, affecting 80 jobs · Closures · 🇪🇸 Spain
- Lieken to close its Essen-Borbeck plant, affecting 120 jobs · Closures · 🇩🇪 Germany
- McCormick to combine with Unilever's food business · Mergers · 🇺🇸 USA / United Kingdom / Netherlands
- Heineken announces cutting up to 6,000 jobs worldwide · Layoffs · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / International
- Agrovision Burgrain closes four farm shops, affecting 8 jobs · Closures · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
2025
- Nestlé to cut 16,000 jobs worldwide by 2027 · Layoffs · 🇨🇭 Switzerland