Shortly before Easter, Ukrainian activists are calling for a boycott of a popular chocolate bunny: Milka sweets should be banned from the shelves because the American parent company Mondelez is still doing business in Russia despite the war in Ukraine.
After Moscow invaded Ukraine, many companies withdrew from the Russian market. Mondelez decided not to do this. That is why the Vitsche organization called on German supermarket chains to ban the Milka range from their shelves. Mondelez continues to operate three factories in Russia despite vowing to reduce operations there.
Organization calls for ‘morality in business’
“Companies like Mondelez are indirectly financing Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine,” the activists accuse in a letter to the Rewe and Edeka chains, which is available to the German editorial network. The organization praised the fact that the two supermarket companies would no longer sell products from Russia after the attack on Ukraine in February 2022, but that was not enough. “We count on your support to show Mondelez that morality has a place in business, especially as we believe Russia continues to commit war crimes in Ukraine.”
The Ukrainian government’s National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NACP) also drew attention to the company’s activities in Russia. Nearly a year ago, she placed Mondelez on the list of “international sponsors of war.” The American group also owns brands such as Oreo, Toblerone and Ritz.
Source: Krone
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