Accused of having sent food parcels to Russian soldiers, Bonduelle formally denies. However, photos published on social networks attest to it. Always present in Russia, the French group would have only contributed to a charitable action. For their part, Internet users are calling for a boycott of Bonduelle products.
A person in uniform with a Bonduelle can in hand and a Russian greeting card wishing for a quick victory: the French industrial group is formal: these images are false. He confirms, on the other hand, to have participated in a collection of the Russian food bank with the aim of helping the most deprived.
However, according to a publication on the Russian social network VKontakte, since deleted, 10,000 similar packages were sent to soldiers. Comments attributed to the general manager of Bonduelle in Russia, Ekaterina Eliseeva. A graduate of the Academy of Russian Security Services, the FSB, where according to the magazine Forbes she had completed her training as a translator, the boss of the Russian subsidiary would also have liked a quick victory in Ukraine. Comment also denied by the French group.
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The canned and frozen vegetable specialist is one of those rare French companies that continued their activities in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, such as Leroy Merlin, Auchan and Lactalis.
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On Twitter, Internet users are calling for a boycott of Bonduelle products.