Britain's Cadbury Schweppes said Tuesday it would slash 7，500 jobs， or 15 percent of workers at its confectionery division， in a major restructuring after the likely sale of its US soft drinks unit. The group， which makes Dairy Milk chocolate， said in a statement that the process to sell Americas Beverages was “actively underway”，while 7，500 jobs would go at its confectionery arm which employs some 50，000 staff worldwide.

　　英國吉百利史威士公司周二表示，在其準備出售美國飲料業務后，將從旗下的糖果公司裁員7500人，約占員工總數的15%。其在聲明中表示，美國飲料部門的銷售可謂如火如荼，而從糖果店裁員7500人的舉措則可以在全球范圍內提供5萬個工作機會。