Switzerland has announced Nestle's attempts to regain control of its business in Russia

Swiss Nestle is trying to regain control of its business in Russia and is in contact with the country's authorities. This was reported on September 26 by the newspaper Die Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).

The company's press service told the publication that it is currently assessing the situation and its capabilities, while it is "determined to take all necessary steps to protect its rights."

According to NZZ, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs are in touch with Nestlé to provide the company with support "through diplomatic channels." "Their goal" is to "allow Nestlé to present its position to the Russian authorities" and to work on "the abolition of the government-appointed administration," the material says.

""After the transfer of the group of companies to the temporary management of L.E.V. Management JSC, the Russian branch stated that it "continues its commercial activities in Russia to the full extent and assures of its intentions to unconditionally fulfill all obligations to customers, partners and the workforce." According to NZZ, these communications assurances were not coordinated with Nestlé headquarters, and the company's press service reported that "all statements made on behalf of Nestlé's Russian divisions reflect the position of the interim external management."

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JSC ""L.E.V. Management"" took over the asset management of LLC "Nestle Russia" on September 23 and became the only person authorized to act on behalf of Nestle. Until that day, such powers belonged to the company's CEO Denis Voityuk.

On September 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which the assets of "Auchan" and Nestle were temporarily transferred to the Russian Federation. The next day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained that this decision was made due to the active involvement of the first owners in conducting military operations against Russia.