WRIGLEY – RUSSIA
July 1st, 2003
BY MARK ROWE
RUSSIA'S Natural Resources Ministry has ordered the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world's largest chewing gum producer, to stop work at its St. Petersburg factory for unspecified ecological violations. Ministry officials have not disclosed what regulations Wrigley has allegedly violated but the company vigorously denies any wrongdoing and is continuing to operate.
RUSSIA'S Natural Resources Ministry has ordered the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world's largest chewing gum producer, to stop work at its St. Petersburg factory for unspecified ecological violations. Ministry officials have not disclosed what regulations Wrigley has allegedly violated but the company vigorously denies any wrongdoing and is continuing to operate.
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