Those offices will move from the suburbs to smaller space in
the downtown.
The new owners – Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Group – said after
they bought both companies that they aim to reduce costs by $1.5 billion by the
end of 2017.
Another 150 will be cut when a new $114-million hot dog
plant for Oscar Mayer opens in Columbia, Missouri.
Heinz closed its ketchup plant in Leamington a couple of
years ago.
Ah, but when politicians merge municipalities, as has happened on a grand scale in Ontario, it seems costs only go up.
