The German group Vorwerk has announced that it will open in Donnemain-Saint-Mamès (Eure-et-Loir), near Châteaudun, a second factory in France for the production of its Thermomix kitchen robot.
The appliance manufacturer will invest 57 million euros, with 74 jobs at stake, the group said in a press release issued Sunday evening. In 2021, Vorwerk recorded record sales of 3.4 billion euros, driven in particular by the sales of its food processor made in France, at the Cloyes-sur-le-Loir site (Eure-et -Loir), also near Châteaudun.
“The favorable conditions for the industry in France convinced us to open a second Thermomix factory in the Centre-Val de Loire”, commented Michael Homuth, production manager at Vorwerk. The company employs around 2,000 people in France and 11,000 independent sales advisers.