Tönnies

[ tœ-nees ]

noun

1. Fer·di·nand [fer, -dee-nahnt], 1855–1936, German sociologist.

Example Sentences

Outbreaks among hundreds of workers at German meat processing plants, such as at Tönnies in Gütersloh last June, shocked Germans and led to a change in the law, says Jenny Hill.

From BBC

To some, Tonnies’ return is the only way out of Schalke’s financial mess.

From New York Times

Its longstanding chairman, Clemens Tönnies — one of Germany’s richest but least popular men, and for years the apparent guarantor for Schalke’s spending habit — was forced to step down, first temporarily after making a series of racially-charged remarks and then permanently, after a coronavirus outbreak at one of his meat-processing plants.

From New York Times

Officials in North Rhine-Westphalia brought back restrictions around Gütersloh in June after more than 1,500 Tönnies plant workers tested positive.

From BBC

Mr Adenauer added, however, that the ruling had no effect on the Tönnies plant itself, which remains shut until at least 17 July.

From BBC