NEW YORK, April 14 — Oreo-maker Mondelez, Nestle and PepsiCo face staff defections in Ukraine and pushback from workers in eastern Europe angered by the companies’ decisions to maintain some business in Russia, according to internal corporate communications reviewed by Reuters and interviews with six workers.
Roughly 130 employees at Mondelez in the Baltics region encompassing Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia sent a petition in March to CEO Dirk Van de Put to stop all business in Russia, an action not previously reported. Consumer goods companies, including Unilever and P&G, have said they are continuing business in Russia because some of their items are necessities, like diapers or milk, that everyday Russians need. They also are supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation” that it says is not designed to occupy territory and denies targeting civilians. Although Pepsi suspended sales of soda in Russia, it continues to sell what it calls “daily essentials,” including snacks and dairy products. Pepsi declined to comment.
“People who are in the middle of a war with the Russian military don’t want to hear that,” she said last week in an interview.
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