Luxembourg-headquartered Stoli Group has renewed its support for World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
WCK has served more than 200 million meals to displaced Ukrainians following the Russian invasion in February 2022.
- Stoli
Group helped relocate Ukrainian employees dealing with extreme
challenges at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Stoli provided financial aid to the employees who decided to stay.
- Stoli has launched a limited-edition vodka featuring the colors of the Ukrainian national flag to raise funds for WCK relief work in Ukraine.
- According
to Damian McKinney, the global CEO of Stoli Group, the company
has supported its suppliers in Ukraine, including companies such as Guala Closures.
- In March 2022, the Stoli Group, which owns Stolichnaya vodka, announced that it will now be branded as Stoli to distance the brand from perceived ties to the Russian government.
- Stoli Group's founder Yuri Shefler reportedly relocated to Luxembourg when Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power.
- In November 2022, a Russian state-owned liquor company said it would pursue 'lengthy litigations' if the vodka trademarks it claims ownership over, including Stoli vodka, were auctioned.
