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Ab InBev plans to cut 5 500 jobs after SABMiller takeover

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Anheuser-Busch InBev expects to cut about 3% of its enlarged workforce in the three years after its takeover of SABMiller as it seeks to maximise savings from the combination of the world’s largest brewers.

The reductions will be implemented gradually and in phases, the companies said in documents related to the acquisition published on Friday.

About 5 500 positions are likely to be eliminated, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.

The job cuts will form part of the $1.4bn of annual savings that AB InBev has said it’s seeking from the takeover.

Brewers of mass-market beer are trying to cut production and distribution costs as they lose market share to smaller independent brands in Europe and North America.
 
SABMiller last year doubled its own savings target to $1.05bn by 2020.

AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer, said the estimate for job cuts doesn’t include areas such as sales, where it hasn’t made advanced plans for integration due to regulatory restrictions.

The company said SABMiller’s head office will be integrated into its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium, and management office in New York.

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