Pivovarna Laško

Type
Merger/Acquisition
Country
Slovenia
Region
Slovenija; Vzhodna Slovenija; Savinjska
Location of affected unit(s)
Laško
Sector
Manufacturing
(10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage
11.0 - Manufacture of beverages
11.05 - Manufacture of beer
200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 February 2016
Employment effect (start)
3 February 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016

Description

Pivovarna Laško is a beer brewery based in Laško in Savinjska region. The company was recently taken over by the Dutch Heineken. The management presented a plan for optimisation, increase efficiency and cost reduction up to 2019. According to the restructuring plan, 200 employees will lose their jobs in 2016. Pivovarna Laško currently employs a total of 700 employees in the two breweries in Laško and Ljubljana.

Sources

  • 1 February 2016: Finance
  • 2 February 2016: Delo

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Pivovarna Laško, Merger/Acquisition in Slovenia, factsheet number 86464, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/86464.