Cookpad lays off 80 employees — March 10, 2023
Cookpad, a consumer company based in Japan, laid off 80 employees on March 10, 2023. The layoff was reported by this source.
Source: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC109F70Q3A310C2000000/
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