Eisberg delivered to stores, among others: ready-made, packaged salad mixes. Just a few months ago, in October 2025, the Swiss company's factory in Legnica was taken over by Green Factory, along with two other plants in Gyál in Hungary and Pantelimon in Romania. The new owner was supposed to strengthen his position on the market, meanwhile – according to the website tulegnica.pl, information about the plant's liquidation appeared almost overnight. The entire staff, i.e. 200 people, will lose their jobs. Trade unionists negotiate the best possible terms of dismissal.
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Factory workers: this is a tragedy of our lives
In October, the Polish company Green Factory took over control of three companies belonging to Eisberg Holding AG, dealing in the marketing of lettuces and other leafy vegetables, salad mixes and chilled ready meals. As the company's management informed in its application to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, the acquisition was part of the group's strategy aimed at further development in Europe. The integration of the Eisberg companies with the Green Factory company was to enable, among others, to “expand the product range and improve the efficiency of the supply chain.”
The employees are surprised and devastated. — This is a tragedy of life for us. We would like to ask employers who could employ us for help, said a representative of the trade union in an interview with tulegnica.pl. The newly established unit of the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union “Solidarity” is in talks with representatives of Green Factory.
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The owner explains his decision by the increase in the company's operating costs and its permanent unprofitability. — After taking over the company, we performed many thorough analyzes that revealed challenges that were previously invisible. We considered various scenarios for further operation, including the plant's specializations, said Agnieszka Krajewska, head of communications at Green Factory, in an interview with money.pl. According to her, the main reasons for the decision to liquidate the plant in Legnica were “insufficient production volume to cover fixed costs – resulting in its permanent unprofitability and the need to incur significant investment outlays related to adapting the facility to additional fire protection and environmental requirements.”
