The dairy company Olympia wants to close its Pajottegem factory, in Flemish Brabant, threatening 168 jobs, she announces on Tuesday. The decision was communicated during an extraordinary works council.
The Olympia Laiterie was founded in 1946. Since 2022, it is part of the Dutch group Royal A-Ware Food Group. This recovery had been justified at the time to precisely avoid the closure of the Brabançonne factory, which nevertheless realized three years later.
Various investments have been granted since but “Too much of the installations and the infrastructure have become obsolete, so that a completely new construction is necessary to meet the current and future requirements of efficiency and quality“Advocals the company in a press release.”These investments are not justifiable from an economic point of view.“The closure will be made in stages, between July 2025 and the first quarter of 2026.
The Pajottegem factory produces whipped cream, desserts such as pudding and milk rice, yogurt and milk (chocolatey). The milk treated in its factory is harvested in the provinces of Flemish and Walloon Brabants, in East Flanders, in Hainaut and Namur, she presents on her site.
