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Kraft to eliminate 6,000 jobs
As part of its new sustainable growth plan to strengthen company performance and improve long-term growth, Kraft Foods Inc. plans to close up to 20 of its production facilities around the world and eliminate approximately 6,000 jobs over the next three years. This loss of jobs at all levels of the Northfield, Ill.–based company represents about 6% of its total workforce. Kraft expects to eliminate about 1,300 salaried positions in North America during the first quart…