Mineralquelle Zurzach AG, located in Bad Zurzach, Aargau, will cease operations at the end of the year. This was decided by the owner of the company, the German company Riha Wesergold. 68 employees lose their jobs.
Hanspeter Brunner, company manager of Bad Zurzach, confirmed on Wednesday that there was a message from Swiss radio SRF from the argoviatoday.ch online portal of the regional magazine Aargau Solothurn. Brunner said the workforce was briefed on Tuesday. The employee consultation process had already been completed.
Mass layoffs needed
In the case of mass layoffs of this magnitude, this is provided for by law. According to Brunner, this procedure did not yield any helpful suggestions.
Argoviatoday.ch based its report on a report in the “Schaumburger Zeitung” or “Schaumburg-Lippische Landeszeitung”. The managing director of Riha Wesergold said in an interview with this local German newspaper that Mineralquelle Zurzach AG has been on a deficit for a long time.
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Many Swiss also bought their products cheaper than in Germany. In addition, personnel costs are high in Switzerland. Added to these problems are increased energy costs. In addition, “significant investments” were required in Bad Zurzach.
Mineralquelle Zurzach AG was founded in 1957. In 1980 it came under the umbrella of the Riha-Wesergold beverage group, one of Europe’s largest fruit juice producers, producing more than 600 million Euros per year according to its own figures.
100 million liters are bottled annually
Brunner, factory manager at Zurzach, told regional Aargau Solothurn magazine that the company will help those affected find a new job. A company of this size does not need a social plan. According to the regional magazine, 80 people are affected.
Keystone-SDA news agency reached neither Brunner nor the German parent company on Wednesday. According to the company’s website, up to 100 million liters of mineral water are bottled annually in Bad Zurzach. The company also sells other beverages. (SDA)
Source :Blick
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