Orkla To Close Dragsbaek Pasta Factory In Denmark

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Food elephantine Orkla has revealed that it is to adjacent 1 of its pasta factories successful Denmark from nan commencement of adjacent year.

According to nan Nordic pasta manufacturer, it is readying to adjacent nan “small accumulation site” located successful Skovlund, which presently only produces pasta for nan Dragsbæk marque – portion of nan Orkla family.

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The accumulation tract employs astir 20 group and Orkla will beryllium supporting nan workers successful their hunt for further employment, Danish newspaper JydskeVestkysten reported.

Just Food has contacted Orkla for further accusation connected nan nonstop number of occupation losses.

A connection from Orkla Denmark said: “Dragsbæk has decided to move nan accumulation elsewhere. All different accumulation successful Orkla Denmark continues unchanged.”

However, commenting further connected nan occupation cuts, a connection from Dragsbæk A/S said: “The mill successful Skovlund has been owned and operated by Orkla successful caller years.

“Dragsbæk has not been progressive successful nan ownership aliases guidance of nan site, and we are truthful not successful a position to remark connected staffing aliases soul matters related to nan closure.”

It added: “The closure does not impact Dragsbæk’s ain accumulation setup. We proceed to run 4 factories successful Jutland, Denmark, and our business remains unchanged.

“The products antecedently produced astatine Skovlund will now beryllium originated done outer partners, which is simply a earthy portion of our setup.

“Fortunately, we person a very elastic and businesslike building successful Dragsbæk, enabling america to respond quickly erstwhile specified changes occur.”

It comes arsenic Orkla’s Indian portion announced it is launching its first nationalist offering (IPO) aft securing regulatory clearance to database its equity shares connected home exchanges. 

Earlier this year, Orkla besides sold its 49% stake successful nan functional chewing gum start-up Eace Gum based successful Denmark. The Nordic group first invested successful Eace Gum successful 2021 pinch a 30% interest.