At an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors today, Tulip Food Company has decided to close Tulip’s factory in Sdr. Borup near Randers at the end of December. The employees at the factory were informed at a meeting at 12 noon. The aim of the closure is to further streamline Tulip’s production and is part of the action plan launched by Danish Crown earlier this year. Even back then, it became clear that it would be necessary to close one or two plants in Denmark, including the Tulip factory in Sdr. Borup. The closure will affect about 170 employees.

One of Tulip’s seven factories in Denmark is now being closed to streamline the company.

Fierce competition
Competition in the food industry is extremely tough and demands the effective utilisation of all the company’s assets. Today, Tulip has ten factories, including four that produce sausages and cold cuts. This is too many if we are to ensure optimum capacity utilisation. Which is why we have decided to close the factory in Sdr. Borup, says Tulip’s CEO, Flemming N. Enevoldsen. Production from the factory in Sdr. Borup will be divided between Tulip’s other factories. After the closure, Tulip will have nine factories in all. Six in Denmark, two in Germany and one in Sweden.