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UPDATE 1-Kraft Heinz to cut 2,500 jobs in U.S. and Canada

Published 2015-08-12, 09:48 a/m
© Reuters. UPDATE 1-Kraft Heinz to cut 2,500 jobs in U.S. and Canada
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Aug 12 (Reuters) - Kraft Heinz Co KHC.O said it will
eliminate 2,500 jobs in the United States and Canada, including
about 700 at its headquarters in Northfield, Illinois.
Heinz, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) Inc
BRKa.N and Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital - known as
an aggressive cost-cutter - combined with Kraft in March in a
$46 billion deal that created the third-largest North American
food company.
Kraft Heinz currently has about 46,000 employees, including
about 1,900 at the company's headquarters, spokesman Michael
Mullen in an emailed statement to Reuters on Wednesday.
The combined Kraft Heinz has said it expects to save about
$1.5 billion in annual costs by the end of 2017.
After buying Heinz in 2013 with Berkshire Hathaway, 3G cut
7,000 jobs over 18 months and closed six factories.
It also implemented many smaller curbs on spending, such as
limiting employee use of company printers to 200 pages per
month.
Kraft Heinz shares were down 0.8 percent at $77.32 in early
trading. The shares have risen about 9 percent since they
started trading on July 6.

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