Nestlé Workers Rally Against Job Cuts in Germany
Demonstration against Nestlé's cost-cutting measures - Demonstrations over Reduced Nestlé Prices Emerge
Get ready to talk turkey, folks! Employees of the big kahuna in the food industry, Nestlé, are stirring up a storm, protesting imminent layoffs in Deutschland. Their battle cry echoes outside the headquarters of Nestlé Germany in Frankfurt, piqued by the looming loss of approximately 230 jobs at the Neuss nearby Düsseldorf and Conow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The unions see this as just another chapter in the world's largest food manufacturer's relentless pursuit of maximal profits.
Andreas Zorn, chairman of the works council of Nestlé Germany, isn't afraid to shout it out. "Nestlé has been slashing jobs in Deutschland for eons and outsourcing production to countries where the wages are Häagen-Dazs cheap!" he hollered. The workforce in Deutschland has dropped like a lead zeppelin from 12,400 in 2014 to 6,500 presently.
As per corporate communiqués, the site in Neuss is set to shutter by mid-2026, with the plant in Conow (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) up for sale. Nestlé insists that manufacture won't disappear from Deutschland entirely. A representative from the company said the decisions on the two plants weren't easy.
Last year, Nestlé's global revenue slipped by 1.8 percent to a whopping 91.4 billion Swiss francs. Profit took a slight dip too, by 2.9 percent, although still totaling a mouthwatering 10.9 billion francs.
- Nestlé
- Food Industry
- Germany
- Neuss
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Frankfurt am Main
- Frankfurt
- Düsseldorf
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- The Nestlé workers in Germany, a significant player in the global food industry, have mobilized to oppose proposed job cuts in Neuss, Düsseldorf, and Conow (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), citing the company's history of job reductions and outsourcing to low-wage countries.
- As the largest food manufacturer continues its pursuit of maximum profits, the impending closure of the Neuss plant by mid-2026 and the potential sale of the Conow plant in Germany has raised concerns about the future of the manufacturing industry in the country. Despite these developments, Nestlé maintains that manufacturing will not completely abandon Germany.
