Lindt & Sprüngli closes chocolate stores in Russia
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Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli is discontinuing its business in Russia after initial hesitation. At the annual press conference on Tuesday, the company's CEO Dieter Weisskopf had rejected such claims. After all, he said, the company produces food, not weapons or oil. On Wednesday, however, the company made a U-turn: Business activities in Russia had been re-evaluated, the company announced. The company's own stores would be temporarily closed immediately and all deliveries to Russia would be stopped.
Lindt & Sprüngli operates eight stores in Russia. Business with Russia and Ukraine accounts for less than one percent of global sales, Weisskopf had said Tuesday. Sales last year amounted to 4.6 billion francs (4.56 billion euros)./brd/DP/ngu
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