Coca-Cola Joins All-Russian #Magnitcare Social Program
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Russia Press-Release | Krasnodar | May 14, 2020 г. Coca-Cola Joins All-Russian #MagnitCare Social Program Krasnodar, May 14, 2020: Magnit Retail Chain together with Coca-Cola Russia will aid socially vulnerable citizens in different regions of the country. In order to support the population, the project partner will add its own goods of the “Dobry” juice line to the food packages provided by the Chain. This will help expand the aid provided to people in need under the #MagnitCare Program, which launch was announced by Magnit at the beginning of April. Tatarstan will be the first region where the joint aid will be provided. Coca-Cola Russia has donated 13k liters of juice to the Rus Food Fund for their further donation to families in a difficult life situation and to pensioners. As of today, the #MagnitCare Project has already covered six regions of the country: Krasnodar region, Tula region, Ivanovo region, Moscow region, Orenburg region and Yaroslavl region, as well as Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The food aid is aimed to support citizens who are the most vulnerable to the virus, and is provided in close contact with the regional administrations. The Retail Chain has already donated food packages to almost 150k people in need. These are the elderly, who live alone, stay-at- home people with special needs, families with children with special needs, families in a socially dangerous situation, low-income families with three or more children, low-income single mothers, etc. Mondelēz Rus (the Mondelēz International Group) has already joined the #MagnitCare Social Project. “We are glad that Coca-Cola Russia has joined our social project. We have long-lasting partnership relations, and, now, we will together help socially vulnerable citizens during the pandemic. We share the same values and understand that, today, we need to give a hand to people in a difficult situation. Together we can help more Russian people in need,” — commented Jan Dunning, President and CEO of Magnit Retail Chain. “Coca-Cola Russia is deeply sorry for those whose families and the loved ones have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic. In these hard times, we aim to support those who need it most, and joint initiatives of companies are of great significance in this situation. We are proud of our partnership with Magnit Retail Chain that gives us an opportunity to use our resources and to provide real aid to socially vulnerable citizens. We sincerely believe that our joint efforts can significantly improve the situation,” — noted Aleksandr Ruzhevich, CEO of Coca-Cola HBC Russia. Russia Please contact us in case of any questions: External Communications Administration: [email protected] Note to editors about Magnit: Public Joint Stock Company Magnit is one of Russia’s leading retailers. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of December 31, 2019, Magnit operated 38 distribution centres and 20,725 stores (14,622 convenience, 473 supermarkets and 5,630 drogerie stores) in 3,742 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the audited IFRS results for FY 2019, Magnit had revenues of RUB 1,369 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 147 billion. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX: MGNT) and its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit rating from Standard & Poor's of BB. About Mondelēz Rus Mondelēz Rus LLC (www.mdlz.ru, a part of the Mondelēz International Group) has operated in the Russian market for more than 20 years. The Company produces the Russians’ favourite brands such as Alpen Gold, Milka, Picnic, Yubileynoe biscuits, Oreo, Medvezhonok Barni biscuits, TUC salted snacks, Dirol chewing gums and Halls lozenges. The Company’s factories are located in Vladimir and Novgorod regions. It has invested significantly into the Russian economy and into major social and charity projects. Coca-Cola Russia Coca-Cola Russia, uniting Coca-Cola Soft Drink Consulting LLC, Coca-Cola HBC Eurasia LLC and Multon JSC, is one of the leaders in the production of high-quality soft drinks and one of the major investors into the Russian economy. Today, Coca-Cola’s investments in Russia exceed $6.2 bn. More than 96% of the ingredients and materials used for the production of all drinks in Russia are from the Russian suppliers. Coca-Cola Russia employs more than 7.000 highly qualified specialists and additionally creates more than 60.000 vacancies in the related industries. In the territory of Russia, the product line includes high-quality soft drinks: Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola Cherry, Coca-Cola Vanilla, Coca-Cola Energy, Fanta, Sprite, Powerade, BonAqua, Smartwater, AdeZ, Schweppes, Innocent, Dobry, Rich,“Moya Semya, Dobry Pulpy, Fuze Tea. Coca-Cola implements a social policy and is proud of being an integral part of the Russian life and of taking part in the economic development of the country. .