The Dutch brewer Heineken has 1,800 employees in Russia and the Danish Carlsberg 8,400 employees.
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Fewer beers on Russian shelves. Dutch brewer Heineken announces it is leaving Russia, where it has 1,800 employees. The group’s activity in Russia is not “more viable in the current environment”underlined the second largest brewer in the world. “We are aiming for an orderly transfer of our business to a new owner in full compliance with international and local laws”Heineken said.
The brewer anticipates that the transaction will cost it 400 million euros due to the impairment of the asset and other “extraordinary charges”. The group has guaranteed payment of the salaries of its 1,800 employees in Russia until the end of 2022.
“A complete sale of our activities in Russia”
Danish brewer Carlsberg also announced its withdrawal from Russia and the sale of its large operations in the country, which has 8,400 employees. “We have made the difficult and immediate decision to aim for a full sale of our Russian business, which we believe is the right thing to do in the current environment. Once finalized, we will no longer have a presence in Russia.”explains the group in a press release.