Question 13260 — employment and activity

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Mr. André Chassaigne alerts the Minister of Agriculture and Food about the industrial future and employees of the Grands Moulins de Strasbourg, the flagship of the Alsatian agri-food industry placed in receivership. Indeed, at the request of the company's shareholders, the Strasbourg high court decided to place the Grands Moulins de Strasbourg, created in 1865, the largest mill in Europe, into receivership and which is now part of the third French milling group bringing together 12 mills in France and Germany. The receiver launched a call for tenders for the sale of the company with a deadline of October 15, 2018 with a new hearing scheduled for October 22. The Grands Moulins de Strasbourg site currently has 160 employees and a large number of jobs generated through subcontracting companies or logistics activities. Employee representatives legitimately denounce the serious management errors of the main shareholder, convicted of illicit agreements between industrialists by the Competition Authority and for tax evasion. They reject any questioning of industrial tools and jobs on a site which is a flagship of Alsatian and French agri-food, transforming 850,000 tonnes of wheat each year, through notably its renowned brands such as Banette, Alsepi, Le Pain Boulanger, Gruau d'Or. The company's insolvency procedure and the call for transfer tenders cannot serve to absolve shareholders of their responsibilities who have jeopardized the cash flow and the continuation of the site's activity through management strategies adopted in recent years. Furthermore, the threats maintained on the sustainability of the Great Moulins de Strasbourg places all bakers under the “Banette” label in the face of serious uncertainties. Also, in view of the national interest of maintaining this agri-food processing tool, he asks what measures he intends to take to ensure its continuity, safeguard the company and preserve all jobs. He would like to know the steps that have been taken with all parties stakeholders, while employees have been asking for several weeks for the organization of a round table.

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