"Anyone who works with Coca-Cola now actually supports the war": Ukrainian supermarkets react

Created: 03/09/2022Updated: 03/09/2022 05:27

By: Jennifer Battaglia

Ukrainian retail chains have delisted Coca-Cola Company products.

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As Coca-Cola continues to operate in Russia, various Ukrainian supermarkets have taken the giant's products off the shelves.

#BoycottCocaCola is trending on social media.

Various Ukrainian supermarket chains have removed Coca-Cola Company products from their range because of the Ukraine war.

The reason is that the company continues to operate in Russia and has not partially or even completely suspended sales like other western brands such as Adidas, Apple or Ikea.

Coca-Cola is therefore currently receiving massive criticism on social media.

The hashtag #BoycottCocaCola has been there for days.

Coca-Cola: Ukrainian supermarkets list products

One of the retail chains that has stopped offering Coca-Cola products such as Coca Cola, Fanta, Sprite or Schweppes since last week is Fora.

The supermarket's official Instagram page reads, under a March 4 post: "Coca-Cola continues to operate in Russia and has refused to join the sanctions against the aggressor state." the war."

In addition to Foro, the Ukrainian retail chain Silpo has also decided to delist the drinks manufacturer's products.

This is reported not only by the Russian news agency

, but also by the

Both chains belong to the Fozzy Group, which according to

is the second largest player in the Ukrainian food trade.

Coca-Cola: One and a half million euros for the Red Cross

On March 3, the Coca-Cola Company made a statement on its website about the war in Ukraine.

There they expressed their sympathy for the Ukrainian population.

They also said that together with Coca-Cola HBC (the company that bottles Coca-Cola products), they have pledged EUR 1 million to Red Cross efforts in Ukraine.

They would also support the Red Cross in the neighboring countries of Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland with donations of drinks and another half a million euros.

With regard to a possible withdrawal from the Russian market, the Coca-Cola Company did not provide any information in its statement and did not comment on this when asked by

.

In addition to the beverage manufacturer, the companies McDonalds, Pepsi, Starbucks and Burger King have also been criticized.

According to

, these brands are also still active in Russia.