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Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Lille, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Saint-André-lez-Lille, Dunkerque, Marcq-en-Barœul, Calais
Sector
Accommodation / Food Food and beverage service activities Restaurants and mobile food service activities 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
195 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
19 May 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Burger King announced on May 16th the creation of 195 jobs in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais region. The company is planning to open new restaurants and recruit in Lille, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Saint-André-lez-Lille, Dunkerque, Marcq-en-Barœul, and Calais. In 2025, Burger King will create 3 000 new jobs, primarily permanent contracts. In the Hauts-de-France, Burger King will recruit 48 multi-skilled team members, 31 managers, and 9 restaurant directors or assistant directors. In september, the company will also recruit 1 000 work-study students with contracts ranging between 12 and 24 months.
The latest restructuring event has been recorded in France in 2017 with the creation of 107 jobs BURGERKING2017-FR.
Eurofound (2025), Burger King, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 202765, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202765.
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