The agri-food group Cofigeo, owner of several brands such as William Saurin and Raynal and Roquelaure, has taken a radical decision to deal with the increase in energy prices.

On Tuesday, its president announced a temporary shutdown of its production from January 2.

Four of its eight sites in France will close for a month.

The Capdenac site, in Aveyron, is concerned, reports France 3 Occitanie.

The group's management explained that this measure concerned 800 employees who will benefit from a long-term partial activity agreement.

Employees of the Raynal and Roquelaure site in Capdenac were notified on Tuesday.

As during the Covid-19 pandemic, their salaries will be maintained, according to management.

“The goal is for it to last as short a time as possible [but] we can no longer suffer waves of inflation that end up overwhelming us,” said Mathieu Thomazeau, president of Cofigeo.

The latter explains that the group must “deal with the spectacular rise in energy costs, which will be multiplied by 10 from the start of the year”.

The management of the Aveyron site ensures that the supply of supermarkets will not be impacted.

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