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Ritter Sport continues to do business in Russia
Ritter Sport wants to continue supplying chocolate to Russia. Photo: picture alliance / Marijan Murat/dpa
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The chocolate producer is sticking to its business with Russia. Otherwise, the family business fears “serious effects”, it is said.
Despite the war in Ukraine, the chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport continues to supply chocolate to Russia. The company did not take the decision lightly, said a spokesman on Tuesday on request in Waldenbuch.
A stop in deliveries would mean that production would have to be drastically shut down, “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, the business in Russia accounts for around seven percent. However, things cannot continue as before, said the spokesman. At the beginning of March, Ritter Sport made and implemented the decision “not to invest further in the Russian market and to stop advertising there”. First, the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” reported about it.