Mondelez International has announced it is “potentially” axing 82 jobs at a site in Belgium.
The cuts will take place at its local head office in the Belgian city of Mechelen and involve administrative roles.
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No production is to be affected, a spokesperson confirmed to just-food.
The decision comes as Mondelez carries out plans to “standardise our way of working and create shared service centres”, a strategy the company announced a year-and-a-half ago, she added.
Mondelez has entered a consultation phase with its social partners and works council.
“Depending on how these discussions go…the goal is to implement the restructure in 2017,” the spokesperson said.
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By GlobalDataLast week Mondelez announced it was closing a confectionery plant in Spain. The company confirmed 227 staff would be affected by the closure. The announcement came as a result of takeover interest from French investment firm Eurazeo in five Mondelez plants in Europe, as well as a clutch of brands.
