Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Heineken workforce takes major hit from pandemic

The closure of pubs across the world has made its way up the alcoholic beverage production chain to workers at Heineken, the world’s second largest brewer. The Amsterdam-based company has announced that it will downsize by about 10% or almost 8,000 jobs. Heineken CEO Dolf van den Brink said that global vaccination is the only way customers will drink enough beer for the company to get back to normal production.

 

From <https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55984400>

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