Poultry Group Sprehe Buys Nestlé Plant In Germany

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German poultry processor Sprehe is acquiring a section accumulation works from Nestlé.

In a connection yesterday (24 November), nan Swiss nutrient elephantine said Sprehe would return complete nan tract successful Conow successful nan region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from January.

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Earlier this year, Nestlé said it was successful “intensive negotiations” to sell nan Conow plant, including nan on-site workforce.

Approximately 70 jobs astatine nan installation will beryllium retained arsenic a consequence of nan purchase.

Sprehe makes caller and stiff nutrient products astatine 12 sites, supported by a workforce of 3,500.

In a statement, Albert Sprehe, managing partner of Sprehe, said: “We look guardant to manufacturing our products together pinch nan workforce successful nan future, successfully operating nan tract and increasing together.” 

The Conow installation produces items nether nan Maggi and Garden Gourmet brands. Production of nan Garden Gourmet Vuna faux tuna, Maggi liquid bouillon and Maggi Texicana salsa will beryllium relocated to other, unnamed European sites.

Nestlé has 17 locations successful Germany, including much than 10 accumulation sites, and employs complete 6,000 people.

In March, alongside nan announcement of nan waste of nan Conow site, Nestlé besides outlined plans to adjacent its Neuss works successful nan authorities of North Rhine-Westphalia by mid-2026.

In some cases, nan institution attributed nan downsizing to “declining volumes and overcapacity”, driven by increasing “price sensitivity” among consumers and “rising costs.”

The Neuss installation produces Thomy oil, mayonnaise, and mustard successful various packaging formats and employs astir 145 people.

In April past year, nan institution announced plans to cut dozens of jobs astatine its German caput agency successful Frankfurt.