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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Food, Beverages And Tobacco 46.35 - Wholesale of tobacco products
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 September 2013
Employment effect (start)
31 October 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
In September 2013, British American Tobacco Polska announced it plans to create 500 jobs across Poland by the end of October 2013, mostly in sales, finance and accounting. The tobacco producer is to implement a new distribution strategy introducing direct sales to retailers.
Tobacco Polska is a part of BAT group (British American Tobacco). The company has been operating in Poland since 1991.
Eurofound (2013), British American Tobacco Polska, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 76068, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76068.
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