russian logistics company KM Logistics has reportedly asked the kremlin to put five Nestlé subsidiaries under temporary state administration, Just Food reports, citing russian business daily Kommersant.
According to Kommersant, citing an unnamed source, the grounds for the request are that Nestlé has not expanded its production capacity in russia, where it has six factories, and does not export products manufactured there. The publication described KM Logistics as a company that was “largely unknown until now.”
A Nestlé spokesperson told Just Food that the russian government had not contacted the company about the request.
“Nestlé continues to operate our offices and factories in russia, meets regulatory requirements and fulfils our obligations,” the spokesperson said.
According to Nestlé’s 2025 annual report, the company’s russian facilities produce powdered drinks, dairy items, confectionery, prepared dishes and pet food.
In Ukraine, Nestlé operates three factories producing drinks, prepared dishes and confectionery.
The request echoes events from 2023, when the kremlin placed Danone’s russian assets under the “temporary management” of state property agency Rosimushchestvo. Danone later sold those assets at a confirmed loss of €1.2bn.
Also in 2023, moscow seized Carlsberg’s stake in russian brewer Baltika Breweries, with Carlsberg eventually reaching its own deal.
After russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the presence of western multinationals in russia came under intense scrutiny, Nestlé chose to remain and faced public criticism from President Zelensky at the time.
Source: Just Food
