As of: March 9, 2024, 7:44 a.m
By: Elisa Buhrke
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The supervisory board of the Bamberg slaughterhouse sees no prospects and recommends closure.
165 employees face an uncertain future.
Bamberg - The supervisory board of the Bamberg slaughterhouse proposed closing the business on Friday due to the precarious financial situation.
This was announced by a city spokesman.
There was no solid prospect of continued operations, it was explained.
The committee therefore came to the conclusion that the city council “must draw the inevitable consequences” at its general meeting on March 20th, said Mayor and Supervisory Board Chairman Andreas Starke (SPD).
Bamberg slaughterhouse is on the verge of closure: the economic situation is too bad
At the beginning of March, the city administration announced that it would bring forward the decision on the future of the slaughterhouse, which was originally scheduled for June, because the company's economic situation had deteriorated significantly in the last two months.
The Bamberg slaughterhouse is to close due to its poor financial situation.
© Daniel Vogl/dpa
The situation affects 165 employees of the municipal slaughterhouse.
Managing director Julian Müller emphasized that they wanted to deal with the interests of the workforce responsibly and sensitively.
The supervisory board emphasized that it wanted to examine and promote alternative work opportunities.
The schedule for the closure remains unclear, which depends, among other things, on the contracts with customers.
Deficit of 40,000 euros: Slaughterhouse's main customer as the cause
According to the city, a major customer is delivering fewer animals for slaughter, resulting in a weekly shortfall of 350 cattle from a profitable operation.
This creates a weekly deficit of 40,000 euros.
“Due to the existing infrastructure and the high conversion costs, downsizing would not be effective either,” explained Müller.
(elb/dpa)
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