The number of bankruptcies in the Netherlands dropped significantly in July. According to Statistics Netherlands, a total of 299 companies were declared bankrupt in July, which is 109 fewer than during the same period last year, a drop of 27 percent. It was also 4 percent fewer than in June, NLTimes.nl reported. The bankruptcy rate, the number of bankruptcies per 100,000 companies, was 8.1 in July. A year earlier, 11.3 out of every 100,000 companies were declared bankrupt.

Potato producer CêlaVita is expected to file for bankruptcy later this week with the potential loss of 215 jobs, DutchNews.nl reported. The company, based in Wezep, Gelderland, supplied supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and institutions across Europe, but had been struggling financially for some time. A month ago unions rejected a final offer from the company in negotiations for a new pay deal and said a majority of workers were prepared to take industrial action.

Many subsidiaries of the shoe brand Van Lier have been declared bankrupt, according to the Zeeland-West-Brabant court, the NL Times reported. It had previously been reported that the company was facing financial difficulties. It is not immediately clear how extensive the bankruptcy is. On the website of the alternative exchange Bondex, the company states that the parent company VANLIER b.v. is not bankrupt, but bankruptcy has been declared for subsidiaries Van Lier b.v., Van Lier Amsterdam, and Van Lier Shoes b.v.

Statistics Netherlands reports that, adjusted for court days, 299 businesses (including sole proprietorships) were declared bankrupt in July, CBS.nl reported. That was 109 fewer than in the same month in 2024, a decrease of 27 percent. The number of bankruptcies fell by 4 percent in July, relative to June. The bankruptcy rate, the number of bankruptcies per 100 thousand businesses, was 8.1 in July 2025. In July 2024, 11.3 per 100 thousand businesses were declared bankrupt. Since the start of the series in 2015, the bankruptcy rate peaked at 24.8 in March 2015.

Bon Bon Entertainment, a Dutch promoter that has organised tours and shows for the likes of Burna Boy, Wizkid and J.Cole, has declared bankruptcy, IQ Magazine reported. “We can’t ignore the fact that the past two years have been difficult. Cancellations, financial setbacks, and an increasingly difficult market have deeply affected us,” the firm said in a statement. Last summer, Bon Bon was due to deliver Burna Boy’s first stadium show in the Netherlands at Johan Cruijff ArenA on 9 June, but it was pulled less than a month out.

Fast food chain Taco Bell may still get a new lease on life in the Netherlands. Curator Maarten Jansen is currently in talks with several potential buyers interested in taking over the bankrupt franchise operator of burritos, tacos, and quesadillas. “I hope to conclude these discussions by the end of next week,” Jansen told ANP on Friday. The ten Dutch Taco Bell locations, including in cities like Eindhoven, Rotterdam, and Utrecht, were operated by franchisee T Bello Netherlands. Two years ago, the company reported being profitable and announced plans to expand within the country.

The solar energy firm De Groene Energie Corridor (DGEC) is reportedly facing financial ruin and escalating legal pressure after a Dutch court ordered the removal of more than 78,000 solar panels near Schiphol Airport, citing a serious risk to flight safety caused by glare. DGEC has warned that full dismantling of the park, which includes nearly 230,000 panels, would force the company into bankruptcy, while Schiphol continues to push for complete removal and has asked the government to intervene, De Telegraaf reports.

The bankruptcy of Groupcard, a company that provided prepaid cards such as city passes for municipalities, has affected roughly a third of all municipalities in the Netherlands, according to an estimate by the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG), NLTimes.nl reported. The bankruptcy, first reported by AD on Friday, was officially declared last month by the court in Amsterdam. Many municipalities had contracts with the company, and the financial damage appears to run into the millions.