Heineken has blamed difficult conditions and bureaucracy for failing to find a buyer for its Russian operations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
following the invasion of Ukraine, insisting that it still planned to do so.
Heineken has faced social media calls for a boycott after a Dutch investigative website reported in February that the brewer was continuing to do business in Russia. “We recognise that we should’ve been clearer earlier about the need to introduce new products and the questions raised about this are understandable,” Heineken said in a statement.
Reiterating many of the same points on Tuesday, it said it was trying to “secure the future livelihoods” of employees in Russia and was “avoiding nationalisation” that would benefit Moscow.
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