Denmark's biggest brewery Carlsberg halts production and sales in Russia
Danish brewer Carlsberg, the world's fourth biggest beer producer, said Wednesday it was halting production and sales in Russia due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
“We stand alongside the Ukrainian people and people around the world in condemning the Russian invasion in the strongest possible terms”, the group said in a statement.
It said it could therefore not conduct “business as usual” in Russia.
Last week, the group announced that it would halt new investments and exports from Carlsberg into Russia.
“Since then, we have ceased all advertising by both the Carlsberg Group and Baltika Breweries in Russia, and we will stop producing and selling our flagship brand, Carlsberg, in the Russian market”, it said. Read More...