Europe 1 5:54 p.m., March 3, 2022, modified at 5:54 p.m., March 3, 2022
The Russian invasion in Ukraine is not without consequences for French companies.
The multinational Lactalis had to close all its factories on Ukrainian territory.
Invited to the microphone of "France moves", the CEO of the group Jean-Marc Bernier explained that some of his employees had gone to the front.
INTERVIEW
The Russian invasion in Ukraine is not without consequences for French companies.
Invited to the microphone of
France moves
, Jean-Marc Bernier, the CEO of the Lactalis group explained that all its factories on Ukrainian territory were stopped.
Some of the multinational's employees even left to fight.
"There are still two factories that were operating until three or four days ago," says Jean-Marc Bernier at the microphone of Europe 1. These Lactalis factories are now all shut down.
“Obviously, what concerns us at the moment is the safety of our employees”, underlines the CEO.
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Ensuring employee safety
“There are several scenarios, but for those who stayed there, they are all taking refuge in cellars to protect themselves from the bombardments. And there are those who have decided to go to the front. We have some in our employees”, assures Jean-Marc Bernier.
Other Lactalis employees in Ukraine have decided to leave the country.
"We are currently organizing with the neighboring countries of the group, and in particular Poland, to welcome them to other countries, and elsewhere in our structures", he explains.
Factories shut down
How can milk production be ensured under such conditions?
"Farmers are obviously producing a lot less milk at the moment, given the situation. And, when the milk is produced, we recover it, we try to process it. But it's more and more complicated because the factories are really at a standstill," says Jean-Marc Bernier on Europe 1.
The Lactalis group created a crisis unit two days ago.
"Our general manager on site keeps us informed of the situation", specifies Jean-Marc Bernier.