Aviko to Close a Processing Plant in Germany

Aviko, a Royal Cosun company, has decided to terminate operations at its factory in Oberdolling (Germany), according to an official announcement. The Amberger factory will be closed before the end of the year.

Aviko acquired the Amberger factory in 2014 and it produces local potato specialties such as Knödel, Garkartoffeln and Kartoffelsalat that are sold chiefly on the home market in Bavaria.

The decision was made after a raft of initiatives has failed to improve the factory’s results. The operations are running at a loss and there is little prospect of any improvement.

Some 150 members of staff are expected to lose their jobs at Amberger. Some of them will be offered alternative employment at the Aviko factory in Rain am Lech, also in Bavaria.