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French food firm Danone to withdraw from Russian dairy sector

French dairy firm Danone's Russian plant near Chekhov, outside Moscow. © AFP/Yuri Kadobnov

French multinational Danone said Friday it planned to transfer control of its dairy and plant-based business in Russia, retaining only its infant nutrition branch. The company was one of the few multinationals to have remained in Russia after the Ukraine war broke out in February.

Food company Danone said the move to transfer effective control of the dairy business to Russian control could cost the multinational one billion euros.

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