Cofigeo puts 800 employees on technical strike due to the rise in the price of energy from this Monday. Unsurprisingly, the company, which makes ready meals (William Saurin, Garbit, Raynal and Roquelaure, Zapetti, etc.), is halting production at four of its eight sites in France, representing 80% of its production. .
These are the sites of Capdenac (Aveyron), Pouilly-sur-Serre (Aisne), Camaret-sur-Aigues (Vaucluse) and Lagny-sur-Marne (Seine-et-Marne). The 800 employees of the 1,200 affected will be subject to a Partial Long-Term Activity Agreement (APLD) and will receive compensation of just over 70% of their salary.
“The purpose of this decision is to face the spectacular rise in its energy costs (gas and electricity necessary to cook and sterilize prepared dishes and recipes), which will multiply by 10 from the beginning of the year”, the agri-food company had justified. in a press release published on December 6.
An energy bill of 4 to 40 million euros
“The health crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, the adverse weather conditions of the last two summers and the conflict in Ukraine have caused a very strong increase in the price of the raw materials used by Cofigeo, particularly beef, pork, tomatoes but also packaging and transport”, the company had also specified.
“With an annual energy bill ranging from 4 to 40 million euros, this decision has become inevitable to protect our company and its employees,” said Mathieu Thomazeau, president of the Cofigeo group. The closure of the four sites is scheduled until the end of January.
Remember that Duralex, the famous glassmaker, has as expected He put his furnace on hold for five months (until April 1) and placed all his employees on partial unemployment to preserve his finances. “Our bill (of gas and electricity) has gone from 3 to 13 million euros a year, or 46% of our billing,” explains its president.
Source: BFM TV
