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Nestle scales back Africa workforce

Swiss food and drinks company Nestle is cutting 15 per cent of its workforce in 21 African countries, the company confirmed on Wednesday.

A Nestle spokesman told Reuters the job cuts would affect about 60 workers in the equatorial Africa region after the Financial Times reported that the company is pulling back because it overestimated growth in the middle classes.

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