OSLO: Scandinavian organisations are boycotting US group Mondelez, maker of snacks like Oreo and Toblerone, due to the group's continued presence in Russia, as Norway's government held a meeting on Wednesday (Jun 14) with several actors. Airlines SAS and Norwegian, hotel chains, the Norwegian football fede
OSLO: Scandinavian organisations are boycotting US group Mondelez, maker of snacks like Oreo and Toblerone, due to the group's continued presence in Russia, as Norway's government held a meeting on Wednesday with several actors.
In late May, Mondelez was added to a list of"international sponsors of war" drawn up by Ukrainian authorities, accused of being susceptible to financing Moscow's war in Ukraine by maintaining activities in Russia and paying taxes there. "We are doing this to be in line with our other actions towards Ukraine," spokeswoman Guna Graufelds told AFP.
"Our message is clear that it is up to companies themselves to make these choices and for consumers to decide", and not up to authorities, said Halvard Ingebrigtsen, a state secretary in Norway's Trade and Industry Ministry.
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