Paulig to shed 40 jobs in the country

Food company Paulig announced on Tuesday plans to restructure its operations.

In a statement, the company announced intentions to launch a new operating model from the beginning of June 2019.

The company plans to establish new geographically organised Business Areas: Finland & Baltics, Scandinavia & Central Europe and Russia with surrounding countries. The plans also include a Business Area for the group’s customer brand operations.

In addition, central marketing and supply chain organizations will be formed to build strong common capabilities within Paulig.

The estimated need for reduction in Finland is 40 employees,reported national broadcaster Yle.

“To reach our full growth potential and stay relevant among intensifying competition, we intend to modify our organizational structure and transform the way we work. With the changes we aim to create opportunities to provide one face towards our customers with a full Paulig offering in all our markets”, said Rolf Ladau, CEO of Paulig.

The group has operations in 13 countries and more than 2 000 employees in Northern and Central Europe, the Baltics, United Kingdom and Russia. Around 58 per cent of the group’s sales are in Nordic countries. Paulig group currently employs more than 2 000 employees of which 1 250 are office and managerial personnel working in different markets. Currently Paulig’s business is organized in divisions based on the categories Coffee, Foods and Snacks.