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.
The Dutch food delivery company has announced that it is creating 300 jobs as part of its expansion in the north of France. Picnic needs 150 delivery drivers as well as 150 order preparers. The delivery positions are offered on permanent or student contracts (part-time) and they require a driving license. Moreover, the order preparers' positions are full-time and permanent. The company is also looking for five team leaders ("captains"). To apply, candidates must have a taste for contact and communication and physical abilities to lift loads for certain positions.
Updated, 21/08/25
Picnic has launched a recruitment campaign to hire 140 people, including 80 runners and 60 shoppers on permanent contracts in Fretin. Following on from its extensive recruitment campaign in April 2025, the Dutch company is looking to further strengthen its teams and involve new recruits in a collective adventure enriched by a diversity of profiles.
Eurofound (2025), Picnic, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 202670, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202670.
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