Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit CompletedTresmontes Lucchetti registered these trademarks in Russia in 1995. When trying to renew the brands, the company learned that it did not own the rights to them. According to the Rospatent database, in 2022, the copyright holder transferred these rights under an agreement to the Moscow region LLC "Svit", and a couple of months later it gave them to the Moscow LLC "Candy Trade". Tresmontes Lucchetti did not take these actions, so it went to court.