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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 11.0 - Manufacture of beverages 11.05 - Manufacture of beer
240 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 October 2004
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2004
Foreseen end date
31 December 2004
Description
Heineken Slovakia decided to close its brewery in Nitra, where the best seller Heineken beer in Slovakia — the Corgoň - was produced. The production will be relocated to the other two Heineken breweries in Slovakia (in Hurbanovo and Rimavská Sobota). According to the Heineken president, the decision is a strategic step to strengthen the leading position of Heineken by producing only the most attractive brands.
Sources
1 October 2004: SME
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Heineken, Relocation in Slovakia, factsheet number 60655, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60655.