Overview

• A social plan negotiated with the works council and union covers relocation measures and severance for about 48 affected employees.
• Following its February announcement, Develey outlined a stepwise shutdown of the Düsseldorf site concluding in December 2025.
• Production of Löwensenf will move to other Develey Group facilities where the original recipe and quality standards will be maintained.
• The Düsseldorf factory has produced about 6,000 tons of mustard annually since opening in 1965.
• Develey cited limited development prospects at the rented airport location and will retain a mustard shop in the city’s old town.