The bakery division of US food and consumer goods company, Sara Lee, has said it is to reduce its workforce in a bid to cut costs and realign the organisation.

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The company said that 106 employees would be laid off at Sara Lee Bakery Group’s St Louis headquarters. In the division’s regional offices and other locations a further 84 employees will be laid off. The division has 22,200 employees in the US and 27,000 employees worldwide, reported the Wall Street Journal.

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