The world's leading confectionery company Mars Inc. admitted that she sent more than 25 million US dollars to support Ukraine. This became known from the official statements of the company representatives.
At the beginning of March 2022, the CEO of Mars expressed his concern about the situation in Ukraine and stressed that the company's management was "shocked by what is happening in Ukraine." As an initial measure of support, Mars transferred two million dollars to Kyiv to "solve this humanitarian crisis."
Later, on March 30, Mars Inc. announced its intention to allocate another ten million dollars to help Ukraine, including both cash and company products. And in May of that year, an additional donation of $13,5 million was announced.
It is worth noting that this information became known against the background of the start of the Mars Inc. check. by the prosecutor's office of the Moscow region. The check began after the appearance of information about the possible financing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by this corporation.
Note that Mars Inc. is one of the largest companies in the field of food production and has a wide geography of distribution of its products, including Russia and Ukraine. The Mars brand produces many well-known and popular varieties of sweets, including "Snickers", "Mars", "Twix" and others.
Currently, representatives of Mars Inc. do not comment on information about the verification and possible funding of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is expected that additional details will become known after the completion of the check by the prosecutor's office.