Andreas Rankin, CEO of the chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport, called the right decision to refuse to leave the Russian market after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine.

In an interview with the German edition of Focus, he said that he had even received death threats for his decision not to close in Russia, but he was “ready to do it again.”

“Russia is our second largest market, if we left there, we would have to lay off 200 people at the Waldenbuch facility,” Ronken said. He also added that “Russian children also love chocolate.”

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