Overview
- Nestlé announced a global workforce reduction of 16,000 positions to be carried out over the next two years.
- About 12,000 office roles are targeted, expected to deliver roughly CHF 1 billion in annual savings by end-2027, alongside 4,000 cuts tied to productivity efforts in production and supply chains.
- The group increased its cost-savings target to CHF 3 billion from CHF 2.5 billion as part of the restructuring plan.
- Nine-month reported sales declined 1.9% to CHF 65.9 billion, while organic growth reached 3.3% driven by a 2.8% price increase.
- France’s CFDT union criticized the layoffs as shareholder-focused, and Nestlé shares rose nearly 7% in early trading, with local impacts still to be determined.