Coca-Cola to cut up to 1,800 jobs worldwide

Coca-Cola reported a 14% fall in earnings for the July to September quarter last year and sluggish revenue growth. The job cuts will affect the firm's Atlanta headquarters, as well as its international operations, BBC News reports. The firm said it had already started to inform those workers who will be affected by the cuts. "[We have begun] the process of informing associates in the United States and in some international locations about the impacts to their departments," a spokesperson from Coca-Cola said in an emailed statement to the BBC. The firm said further cuts would be made by different departments at various times. "We have identified 1,600 to 1,800 positions in Corporate, Coca-Cola North America and Coca-Cola International that will be eliminated in the coming months," the spokesperson said. Coca-Cola has a global workforce of about 130,000. Read more