Nestle Unions Say More Than 1,000 French Jobs May Be at Risk

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  • Effects will be ‘tragic,’ Purina worker representative says

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Nestle SA’s job cuts in France will probably exceed 1,000 as the Swiss bottler of Perrier water prepares to shift support-staff roles out of the country, union officials said.

The coming efficiency drive will mean hundreds of job losses, according to Daniel Loget, secretary of the worker’s consultation committee at Nestle Purina in Paris. Attrition will spur some of those as Nestle consolidates seven sites around Paris into one, he said.