The chocolate producer is sticking to its business with Russia. Otherwise, the family business fears “serious effects,” it says.
Despite the war in Ukraine, the chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport continues to supply chocolate Russia. The company did not take the decision lightly, said a spokesman on Tuesday when asked in Waldenbuch.
A stop in deliveries would mean that production would have to be shut down drastically, “and thus also have serious effects on us as an independent, medium-sized family company”. Ultimately, the cocoa farmers would also be affected.
Russia is an important market for the Swabian chocolate manufacturer. According to the company, Ritter Sport’s market share in Russia is seven percent. Business in Russia accounted for around ten percent of Ritter Sport’s total sales.
However, things cannot continue as before, said the spokesman. At the beginning of March, Ritter Sport made and implemented the decision “not to invest any further in the Russian market and to stop advertising there”. First, the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” reported about it.
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