The food division of the Oetker Group with the famous “Hellkopf” in the logo wants to invest 500 million euros and at the same time save 250 million euros every year, also through downsizing.
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Dusseldorf The food division Dr. Oetker of the group of companies of the same name sets up an efficiency program. Every year, up to 250 million euros are to be saved worldwide by streamlining structures and processes. Even job cuts are no longer ruled out. The company announced this on Thursday afternoon.
“Against the background of the current difficult and massively cost-increasing global framework conditions for the food industry, it is important that we boldly and courageously lay the foundation for our future successes,” said Albert Christmann, who is responsible for the Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG manages.
Christmann had already not ruled out job cuts at the Oetker Group’s balance sheet press conference, but emphasized then and now that there will be no plant closures. There are still no concrete plans for dismantling.
Nevertheless, according to the company, everything that is not productive would be put to the test worldwide. “If redundancies are necessary, they should be done in a socially acceptable manner,” demanded Thorsten Kleile, Managing Director of the NGG Bielefeld union.
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No area in the 40 countries is excluded, the group explained: administration, logistics, production. It is also conceivable that there could be less variety in packaging in the future, which also contributes to the sustainability of the products.
Costs in the supply chain have risen sharply
Oetker emphasizes that the savings measures are not based on consumer reluctance to buy, but rather on the high procurement costs that cannot be passed on. The family business suffers from rising costs throughout the supply chain, especially for energy and raw materials.
The food division of the Oetker Group achieved sales of 3.7 billion euros with pudding, pizza and cakes in 2021 – an organic increase of eleven percent. The company employs more than 17,900 people worldwide.
However, Oetker not only wants to save, but also invest 500 million euros in innovations, digitization and sustainability over the next three years.
The Radeberger Group closes the Frankfurt site and with it the Binding brewery.
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The first savings measures are already visible in the food industry: The Oetker sister company Radeberger Group announced on Thursday that the Binding brewery in Frankfurt will cease operations by October 2023 at the latest. The brands are gradually being relocated to other locations. Radeberger is looking for socially acceptable solutions for the approximately 150 employees affected.
The beer industry has not yet recovered from the consequences of the pandemic and is suffering from what is probably the most dramatic cost increase since the end of the Second World War, Radeberger boss Guido Mockel explained the closure. In addition, Germany’s largest private brewing group currently has overcapacity.
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