Mondelez to close biscuit factory in France
Mondelez said 61 positions will be eliminated by mid-2026 at the plant.
Mondelez International is set to shut a biscuit plant in France by the end of 2025 as the snacks giant aims to “safeguard its competitiveness”.
Production at the Château-Thierry site in Aisne, northern France will be phased out over the next two years.
In a statement, Mondelez described the facility as “very old and would require substantial investment over the next few years to modernise its infrastructure and equipment”.
The Lu brand owner said 61 positions will be eliminated by mid-2026 at the plant.
Mondelez added that the Château-Thierry site has no capacity for new production lines and its current production rate is lagging behind its other sites.
Production will be transferred over to other group sites, mainly La Haye-Fouassière in Loire-Atlantique in western France. As a result, 27 new jobs will be created there.
Mondelez is set to bolster this site, which produces dry biscuits, with a €10m ($10.8m) investment in a new production line and a new packaging line.
Moreover, production of the Figolu biscuit brand – which is carried out by an external partner in the UK – will be relocated to La Haye-Fouassière.
The Milka chocolate maker stated it will maintain the same overall volume of production in France with the reorganisation.
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