Nestle to Take on 500 Starbucks Employees in Coffee Alliance
- Coffee giants start their consumer-goods partnership
- Nestle had agreed to pay $7.15 billion for marketing rights
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Nestle SA said it’s taking on about 500 employees from Starbucks Corp. as the two coffee sellers seal their consumer-goods alliance.
Nestle is hiring the employees in the U.S. and Europe, with the majority in Seattle and London, the Vevey, Switzerland-based company said Tuesday in a statement.