Foreign media: A few months later, Pepsi Company terminated beverages such as Pepsi in Russia

Foreign media quoted a statement from Pepsi Corporation on September 20 that the company had completely stopped making drinks such as PEPSI, 7UP and Mountain DEW in Russia.

According to exclusive reports of Reuters on September 20, Pepsi stated in a statement provided by the agency that the company has stopped the production of beverages such as Pepsi, Merida, Qixi, and Qi waves in Russia. Pepsi spokesman previously announced on September 8 that all the concentrated liquids have been used in Russia, and beverage production will end.

It is reported that Pepsi's statement has been suspended for several months from the company's promise to suspend the operation in Russia. At the end of February this year, Russia announced special military operations against Ukraine, and the West subsequently announced a comprehensive sanctions against Russia. Although food and beverages are not on the sanctions list, a large number of Western companies announced their own suspension of operation in Russia.

In March of this year, Pepsi and its opponents in the United States Coca -Cola have announced the suspension of production, sales, promotion and advertising in Russia, but the two companies did not immediately stop production. Reuters recently visited dozens of supermarkets, retailers and gyms in Moscow and other regions that some Pepsi bottles produced from factories in Russia were printed on the production date of July and August. August 17.

Continuous production means that this type of soda is still extensive in Russia. Reuters analysis said that Pepsi's continued production in Russia highlights the complexity that completely withdraw from the Russian market. In 2021, Russia is the third largest market for Pepsi, second only to the United States and Mexico.

Source: Surging News

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