RBC commented on the words of the founder of the Anderson cafe addressed to their journalist

The head of the United Editorial Board of RBC, Pyotr Kanaev, said that he sent a letter to the founder of the Anderson restaurant chain, Anastasia Tatulova, after her conversation with the publication’s journalist Anna Zakharova. The journalist published a text about the sale of Anderson to Vkusville, after which, according to her, Anastasia Tatulova asked over the phone to correct the text, threatening to “strangle” the journalist. Anastasia Tatulova is not in Russia.

November 20 “Kommersant” reportedthat Vkusville bought the brand and main assets of the Anderson cafe chain. Their estimated cost is 600-800 million rubles. Vkusville announced that they will develop the network as a franchise. IN material Anna Zakharova cites Anastasia Tatulova’s commentary, in which the entrepreneur says that the sale of Anderson is due to a “good offer” from a “strong company.”

“The former owner of the Anderson brand, Anastasia Tatulova, did not like some of the wording in my text. She called me and demanded that I edit the text – “otherwise I will strangle you.” Bon appetit,” the journalist wrote in “In contact with”.

As the head of the United Editorial Board of RBC, Petr Kanaev, explained in a conversation with RTVI, the claims were caused by the wording “sold the Anderson cafe chain,” since, according to the entrepreneur, she did not own the chain, but the brand and assets. This wording has been corrected.

In a conversation with RBC, Anastasia Tatulova also noted that the sale of the network is not related to the tax service inspections, which were reported on November 23 by the Shot Telegram channel. Without citing a source, the channel wrote that the entrepreneur was being checked by tax authorities due to suspicions of tax evasion and business fraud. The channel reported that Anastasia Tatulova divided her business into dozens of legal entities, which “allowed her to pay less taxes” and brought in about 2 billion rubles. annually.

After the sale of Anderson, Anastasia Tatulova moved to Portugal, which she wrote about in her Telegram channel. In conversation with Daily Storm she denied information about tax evasion and inspections by the Federal Tax Service. According to her, the last inspection at Anderson took place in November 2022.

Petr Kanaev said that he addressed Tatulova with a letter in which he noted that RBC strives for objectivity in the presentation of information and is ready to discuss working issues respectfully. “But I, the head of the United Editorial Board of RBC, in turn, am always outraged by humiliating and threatening language addressed to journalists. I consider them unacceptable and always take seriously any threats associated with our professional activities,” said Petr Kanaev. He promised that RBC “will take all measures provided by law to protect dignity and prevent threats against our colleague.”

Anastasia Larina