Russian retailer Seventh Continent announced plans today (19 August) to resume selling Danone products.

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“The company has no grounds for accusing Danone in concerted action with Unimilk. Similar conclusions have been possible on the basis of publicly available information about a forthcoming merger and are wrong,” it said

 

 

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