Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Mora, a Dutch company producing snacks, announced an expansion of its production site in Maastricht. The expansion will increase its employees from 400 to 500.
A new production hall with the newest technological innovations will be built, which is expected to be operational by October 2021. The expansion is a result of the growing demand for vegetarian snacks. The Maastricht site will serve as part of the expansion plan of its parent company McCain in Europe.
Mora is a Dutch snack-producing company that is part of American food company McCain.
Eurofound (2021), Mora, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 104954, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/104954.
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