Why is Nestlé making 16,000 job cuts and what has been the reaction?

Nestle Coffee Factory

The cuts will come alongside an accelerated plan to power growth by slimming down Nestlé to its best-performing brands

Nestlé’s new CEO Philipp Navratil has said he will clean house. Brought to power in the wake of his predecessor Laurent Freixe’s dismissal over an affair with a subordinate, Navratil has promised sweeping changes at the steady Swiss staple – and 16,000 job cuts.

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