With the eyes of the world on Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion, the Ukrainian prime minister spoke to Nestlé chief executive Mark Schneider last week, and then took to Twitter.
“Talked to Nestlé CEO Mr Mark Schneider about the side effect[s] of staying in Russian market,” Denys Shmyhal tweeted. “Unfortunately, he shows no understanding. Paying taxes to the budget of a terrorist country means killing defenseless children [and] mothers. Hope that Nestlé will change its mind soon.”
Less than a week later, the maker of Purina pet food, KitKat chocolate and Maggi noodles halted Russian sales of most of its brands, having already halted imports to Russia of “non-essential” products.