Germany: Lieken scales back manufacturing operations
Lieken, the German manufacturer of bread and other baked goods, is scaling back its manufacturing operations with the closure of a production line at its factory in Ludersdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The closure, which will reportedly affect around 80 jobs, is said to be part of a strategic decision to refocus the business on its core categories […]
Germany: Lieken announces new plant in Wittenberg
As part of a wholesale restructure of its manufacturing operations, German bakery manufacturer Lieken has revealed that it will be building a new €200 million ($214 million) production facility in the town of Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt. The firm first announced its intentions to build a new plant around one year ago and originally earmarked Rhein-Main as […]
Germany: Lieken to close five production facilities
Lieken AG, Germany’s leading bakery group with annual revenues of over €700 million ($873.5 million), has announced plans to shut five of its facilities as part of a large-scale restructuring process that will also see the construction of a new plant in the Rhein-Main region. In a statement, Lieken said that “smaller and less modern” […]