Brown-Forman to Cut 12% of Workforce in Restructuring
Brown-Forman named new executives and said it will cut about 12% of its global workforce, or roughly 648 jobs, as it undergoes a restructuring aimed to position the company for growth amid a choppy global spirits market.
Jack Daniel’s parent Brown-Forman is cutting its workforce and closing its barrel-making plant
Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. says it’s reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its barrel-making plant in Louisville.
Brown-Forman cutting global workforce, closing barrel-making operation in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville-based Brown-Forman announced a corporate restructuring that will cut 12% of its global workforce of 5,400 employees. In a news release Tuesday, the spirits company did not detail how many of those cuts were at the Louisville headquarters.
Bourbon maker Brown-Forman to close Louisville copperage, reduce global workforce by 12%
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Brown-Forman Corp., a giant spirts company based in Kentucky, announced Tuesday it plans to reduce its global workforce by 12% as part of a “a series of strategic initiatives to position the company for continued growth in the dynamic global spirits market.
Kentucky whiskey giant Brown-Forman laying off hundreds, closing Louisville cooperage
The Brown-Forman Cooperage, 420 MacLean Ave. in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 28 2013. The cooperage which made more than 600,000 barrels per year with nearly 85% of them being made for Jack Daniels, is being closed permanently and more than 200 laid off.
Workers ‘blindsided’ as Brown-Forman cuts global workforce, including more than 200 Louisville jobs
Cutbacks at Brown-Forman include closing its cooperage in Louisville, putting 210 employees out of work. Wood and others were allowed to go home with pay after company officials made the unexpected announcement.
Brown-Forman to cut about 12% of global workforce as part of restructuring
Brown-Forman said on Tuesday it will lay off about 12% of its global workforce of 5,400 employees, as the Jack Daniel's maker looks to reduce costs amid weak alcohol demand.
Brown-Forman Slashes 12% of Workforce. What We Know.
Brown-Forman is cutting about 12% of its global workforce, the maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey said on Tuesday. “This organizational evolution will simplify and streamline Brown-Forman’s structure, allowing it to become a more agile and efficient organization and reinvest in the capabilities,
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