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[โ€“] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (4 children)
[โ€“] jagermo@feddit.org 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Still good.

Also, Toney Chocoloney

[โ€“] DirtPuddleMisfortune@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

With Tony I agree. But Ritter Sport still is working with Russia.

[โ€“] jagermo@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I know and yes, i am aware of that. The have a blog online about it.

TL;dr: Stopping exports to Russia would have cost 150 to 200 Jobs in Germany and Austria.

They only sell there, don't produce

Their solution is currently:

We donated the profits generated and realized in Russia in 2022 and 2023 to aid organizations active in Ukraine. In 2022, this amounted to around โ‚ฌ1.51 million, and in 2023 to around โ‚ฌ940,000. The donations went to: Humedica e.V., Help e.V., Ebersberger Fรถrderverein Interplast e.V., and Osteuropahilfe der Landkreise Starnberg, Bad Tรถlz-Wolfratshausen und Mรผnchen e.V.

[โ€“] D0ntC4llM3Sh1rley@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

From what I know theyโ€™re still a german based company and are working with various coco farms across the world with good conditions.

[โ€“] bonenode@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

I don't have a source so maybe not true but I kept seeing outrage on LinkedIn by commenters on their company posts that Ritter Sport kept up operating in Russia. Something like that.

[โ€“] marius@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

German, but they still work with russia. So do with that what you want