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 Norway's leading supplier of meat and eggs, Nortura, has announced that it is closing down its slaughterhouses in Sortland, Haugesund and Aalesund. Nearly 500 employees will lose their jobs.
- The cuts are necessary in order to rectify the serious economic situation the Group is in, says Nortura board chairman Sveinung Svibestad. Nortura is is a result of the merger between Gilde Norsk Kjøtt BA and Prior Norge BA, and has 6,500 employees in different industries in 37 municipalities in 15 counties all over the country. The group is organized as a cooperative owned by 28,100 Norwegian farmers. (NRK/Press release) Rolleiv Solholm |
