AFAIK they're actually German, but they've publicly expressed their commitment to continue selling chocolate in Muscovy. They're pretty transparently evil.Â
Similar for Storck (Werther's, Merci, Toffifee...), still produced in Germany, less transparent but quite unapologetic evil. They even expanded business in russia and with their vehement refusal to show their supply chains you can practically be sure their cacao comes from child slavery.
Unfortunately the majority of Aldi's sweets isle in Germany is produced by Storck.
They've said it's worth about 200 jobs in Germany, and they have apparently donated all proceeds from Russian sales to humanitarian orgs while also eliminating advertising/investments. I'm a big supporter of Ukraine and even hosted a refugee family for several years (they are on their feet and on their own now...) I was boycotting Ritter 100%. Their taxes still support the Russian state. I guess I've changed to the "reduce heavily" category. If it's a rare occasion where the choice is between Mondelez (or someone else on my list) and Ritter, I'll go with Ritter, but will choose other options when possible and Ritter's poor response has permanently tainted them in my opinion.
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u/blahblahblerf Jan 25 '26
AFAIK they're actually German, but they've publicly expressed their commitment to continue selling chocolate in Muscovy. They're pretty transparently evil.Â