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San Benedetto plans to cut 120 jobs at its Scorzè headquarters
Italian drinks company San Benedetto plans to cut 120 jobs at its headquarters in Scorzè, near Venice.
The cuts affect 120 of about 1,000 employees, including factory and office staff at the site.
The company says rising costs for energy, raw materials and transport, along with new European packaging rules, are behind the decision.
It also points to a reorganisation that will make greater use of artificial intelligence and outsource some general services.
Seventy employees may leave voluntarily, while unions say the planned cuts are unacceptable and want alternatives considered.
The dispute comes just before talks to renew the company’s supplementary employment agreement, which covers workplace conditions and pay.
Workers are set to meet on November 17, and unions have asked management for an urgent meeting to discuss the plans.
San Benedetto has announced a procedure to cut 120 jobs at its headquarters in Scorzè, near Venice.
The cuts affect 120 of about 1,000 employees; the company says 70 of the departures will be voluntary.
San Benedetto cites rising production costs, changing European rules and a reorganisation involving greater use of artificial intelligence and outsourcing.
Unions call the decision unacceptable and say the company should consider alternatives to dismissals.
Workers have been called to an assembly on 17 November, and unions have requested an urgent meeting with management.
- Who
- San Benedetto plans to cut 120 jobs, affecting employees at its headquarters.
- What
- The company has opened a dismissal procedure; it says 70 of the 120 departures will be voluntary.
- When
- Announced on 10 November 2026.
- Where
- San Benedetto’s headquarters in Scorzè, near Venice, Italy.
- Why
- The company cites higher production costs, European regulatory changes and organisational restructuring. Unions dispute the scale of the cuts.
San Benedetto
Trade unions
Reason for job cuts
San Benedetto
The company cites rising costs for raw materials, energy and transport, European packaging rules, and a reorganisation.
Trade unions
The unions say the reasons do not justify cuts of this scale and argue that workers should not bear the cost of organisational changes.
Response
San Benedetto
San Benedetto says the measures are intended to preserve competitiveness and long-term sustainability.
Trade unions
The unions have called a workers’ assembly, declared a state of agitation and requested talks on alternatives to dismissals.
San Benedetto announced a dismissal procedure for 120 employees.
An assembly of workers is scheduled to take place.
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- Planned job cuts
- 120
- Share of workforce
- 12%, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano
- Voluntary departures
- 70 of the 120 planned departures
- Headquarters
- Scorzè, near Venice
- Workers’ assembly
- 17 November
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What people are saying
A bolt from the blue
preserve the company’s competitiveness and guarantee the sustainability of its activities in the long term
We cannot accept that the response to reorganisation needs and strategic company choices is to make workers pay the price of production and organisational changes