Coca-Cola to cut up to 1,800 jobs Worldwide
CocaCola CEO, Muhtar Kent
Following its October announcement of its plan to save $3b in annual costs, beverage giant, Coca-Cola is set to cut up to 1,800 jobs worldwide. The job cuts will affect the firm’s Atlanta headquarters, as well as its international operations. The firm said it had already started to inform those workers who will be affected by the cuts.
A spokesperson from Coca-Cola, in an emailed statement told BBC that the firm has started informing associates in the United States and in some international locations about the impacts to their departments,”
Further cuts would be made by different departments at various times. We have identified 1,600 to 1,800 positions in Corporate, Coca-Cola North America and Coca-Cola International that will be eliminated in the coming months,” the spokesperson said.
Coca-Cola’s chief executive officer Muhtar Kent said the firm was aiming to save some $3bn (£1.98bn) in annual costs by 2019, which would include job cuts. At the time, Mr Kent said he recognised the need for the company “to increase the scope and pace of change” as it continued to face a challenging economic environment.
He said the firm was focused on “streamlining and simplifying” its operations and that it was proceeding with plans “for refranchising the majority of company-owned North American bottling territories by the end of 2017″.
Last year, Coca-Cola reported a 14% fall in earnings for the July to September quarter last year and a sluggish revenue growth. This has cause the beverage giant to cut its coat according to its cloth.
By BBC News
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