After its purchase, then its resale, by Bordeaux businessman Michel Ohayon, the Cafés Legal brand was placed in compulsory liquidation on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. In Le Havre, 110 employees were thus made redundant.
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The Paris commercial court declared the judicial liquidation of the Cafés Legal brand this Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the coffee brand confirmed in a press release.
Leading to the automatic dismissal of the 110 employees who worked on the Le Havre site.
The brand was bought in 2022 by businessman Michel Ohayon, who then resold it. It was placed in receivership on October 8, pending a possible buyout.
But no lasting solution for taking over the company has been found, indicates the brand in its press release, “despite the company’s strong activity in recent months, in a difficult period marked by a historic rise in coffee prices“.
This judicial liquidation marks the end of a 170-year French entrepreneurial adventure, forming an integral part of the industrial heritage of France and the city of Le Havre.
Cool Cafesin a press release
Only one takeover offer had been submitted. She “did not provide sufficient guarantees to ensure the sustainability of the company” in the eyes of the court.
“Management, which has worked tirelessly to find a buyer, regrets this conclusion and would like to warmly thank the employees, partners, consumers and customers who have supported Cafés Legal throughout its journey.“, concludes the brand.
