RUSSIAN FOOD MANUFACTURERS MAINTAIN OPERATIONS DURING PANDEMIC, BUT BRACE FOR CHALLENGES AHEAD
April 2nd, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic, which is yet to hit its peak in Russia, has put increasing pressure on the country’s food manufacturers by increasing health and safety operational costs and a related decline in the value of the rouble. Major food manufacturers continue to operate at full capacity despite President Vladimir Putin announcing a nationwide lockdown, telling Russians to remain at home on April 2, an order that currently expires on May 11. Food manufacturers and retail have been exempted from the order, however - Maria Zhebit, spokesperson for the National ...
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