Ukraine added Bacardi to the list of “war sponsors”

The National Agency of Ukraine for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) has included Bacardi Limited in the list of “international sponsors of the war.” This is stated on the website of the department.

Bacardi was included in this list due to the fact that it continues to do business in Russia and is actively looking for new employees there.

The agency recalled that against the backdrop of a special operation in Ukraine, the company announced a halt to exports to Russia, however, as the NAPC statement says, later this part of the message was removed from the statement. “Consequently, the company continued to supply its products to the Russian Federation for millions of dollars and look for new employees by publishing vacancy announcements,” the Ukrainian department believes.

The Russian division of Bacardi Rus took advantage of the departure of a number of leading alcohol brands and imported goods worth $169 million during the year of the special operation. The NACP report also provides the financial results of the legal entity for 2022, when revenue increased by 8.5% to 32.6 billion rubles. , and net profit reached 4.7 billion rubles. against 1.5 billion rubles. Accordingly, Bacardi continues to pay “significant taxes” to the Russian budget and thereby supports its economy, the NAPC concluded.

Ukraine announced its decision a few days after The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrotethat the company continues to import Gray Goose vodka, Bombay Sapphire gin, Oakheart rum, Dewar’s Scotch whiskey, Patron tequila and vermouth under the Martini brand, etc. into Russia. The newspaper also drew attention to the growth in net profit of the Russian division.