Vion Announces Factory Closures
Netherlands-based meat producer Vion plans to close a factory in Germany and offload three others.
The pork and beef company said it is adjusting its strategy on its main markets, including “downsizing through divestments and closures” due to increasing competition and the recent outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).
Vion has signed agreements to sell three of its meat facilities in Germany but will close its pig plant in Emstek as it was unable to find a buyer.
German meat giant Tönnies Group will buy Vion’s cattle slaughterhouse and pre-packed facility in Altenburg in the Thuringia region of the country. Tönnies also plans to acquire Ahlener Fleischhandel, a ham processing plant in the Westphalia region.
Vion plans to sell a pig processing plant in Perleberg to meat processor Uhlen GmbH.
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