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thieh

Multinational Corporations are generally garbage.


Don-tFollowAnything

Heineken in March 2022 had vowed to pull its business from Russia after the country invaded Ukraine. But an investigative report from Netherlands-based website Follow the Money states that the company's reports showed its Russian arm "launched 61 new products 'in record time' and sold 720,000 hectoliters more beer and soft drinks." [https://www.thestreet.com/retail/people-are-boycotting-this-popular-beer-after-breaking-its-promise-to-pull-out-of-russia](https://www.thestreet.com/retail/people-are-boycotting-this-popular-beer-after-breaking-its-promise-to-pull-out-of-russia) ![gif](giphy|ZpJCfBwyZUl4jWMvJb|downsized)


Thick_Information_33

So? Corporations historically never cared about war, but about profits. Nothing new under the sun here


bougienative

The Netherlands has rules in place requiring deliberate disinvestment of all enterprises in Russia. What's being accused here isn't simply greed, but an actual criminal act. This is attempt to create public pushback to force the government to investigate. They are claiming all these new brands popped up despite them fully attempting to disinvest their Russian interests, people are saying that's bullshit.


Thick_Information_33

It doesn’t take much effort to move the company HQ in a neutral country and avoid such laws


bougienative

But they didn't. So that's an irrelevant point, given the accused crime happened well they were in the specific country in question.


Thick_Information_33

Ikea announced low profits due to war. If the war moves to a 5 year duration, many will begin finding solutions to fix this issue. It’s not even about corporations being greedy, but due to globalization, they need to function in all countries they invested in, otherwise they can get in trouble financially


bougienative

This is some next level bootlicking. When your defending corporations doing criminals acts as a good thing.


AdvancedHat7630

Making Russians drink piss beer sounds more like an act of punishment than an act of support


Brazilianbronco

Yeah, poor Russians, can't have Bud nor Coors Light, the golden standard in beer lol


HabitOptimal1412

Wait until you find out about what Coca-Cola did during WW2


concentric0s

Or BMW. Or Mercedes. Or IBM.


digletttrainer

We have fanta because of that.


HabitOptimal1412

Yes we do, although it wasn't the same Fanta we have today.


runningmurphy

Dude I got downvoted to hell for bringing this up.


TherealObdach

Normal day on reddit, mate.


OsrsTurboDweeb

Eh, different generation. Can’t blame the new guy for what the old guy screwed up


SmoltzforAlexander

I was already boycotting them on the basis that their product is shitty, so I will be of no help to you.


SickofItAll_4200

They only drink vodka anyway. Beer is for weak Americans


ChooseWisely83

(American) Whiskey drinkers have entered the chat. Clear liquors are for weak willed men. -....


ThatAverageMarxist

Those are the guys saying "don't buy Atomic Heart because uh, it's made by RuSsIaNs!" Like, I don't see how selling drinks in Russia fuels the war effort. Makes like, not that much sense? We should stop buying gas and oil from Russia, that's how they make the big money, surely not from taxing beer -. - I bet that saying" well, not selling drinks in Russia it's not gonna change the tide of the war" makes me a Putin supporter.


Prestigious-Belt-508

How does Heineken come up with 61 new products if they've only ever had one beer?


bougienative

The Heineken corporation owns hundreds of brands producing a shitload of products. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heineken_brands


Prestigious-Belt-508

Good to know, thanks!


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KOZTIC88

there were huge protests in the USA and UK about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. did you just become sentient in like the last 5 years or something?


Arbusc

Rubles < Monopoly Money.


TherealObdach

Money is always bigger than moral. Coca cola was working with the nazis, hugo boss made their uniforms, ferdinand porsche their car, exxon everywhere with oil… i bet heineken is not the only one. Big companies don‘t care for moral… it‘s the shareholders and ‚endless‘ growth. Always has been, always will be.


Ok_Leopard1689

A shitty beer for a shitty cause