PPG Place in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Editor’s note: Not off to the greatest start!
The new owners of the H.J. Heinz Co. are eliminating 600 office positions across the Pittsburgh company’s operations in the U.S. and Canada — including 350 jobs in Pittsburgh — as a move toward a more efficient operation.
A company spokesman this morning confirmed reports that layoffs had begun in Pittsburgh this week, about two months after the close of the $28 billion sale of the historic food company to 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway.
The cuts here will take Heinz employment in the region down from close to 1,200 to about 800.
“As part of our transition to a private company, the senior leadership team has examined every piece of our business to better position Heinz for accelerated growth in a very competitive global market,” said Michael Mullen, senior vice president of corporate and government affairs.
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Oh goody,350 more people out of a job because big wigs want more money for themselves.It’s a crying shame that we live in a country where CEOs make TONS of money and lay off the workers who make that company great.I am thankful that I no longer work for a corporation.I work for a family owned business.