Kellogg / To cut about about 2,200 jobs

Kellogg says it plans to trim its global workforce by 7 percent, with the breakfast foods maker citing weaker-than-expected sales for the year.

The maker of Frosted Flakes and Eggo waffles says it expects earnings per share for the year to be toward the lower end of its previous forecast. According to FactSet, Kellogg has 31,000 employees, suggesting the company plans to cut about 2,170 jobs.

The workforce reductions will take place by the end of 2017, the company said.

Kellogg, based in Battle Creek, Mich., has been struggling to boost cereal sales in its flagship North American market. Although cereal remains a huge business, Americans have a growing number of options and are increasingly reaching for foods that they can eat on the go.

In the latest quarter, Kellogg said sales in its U.S. Morning Foods segment fell by 2.2 percent.

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