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Avangard to close several production facilities in Ukraine
In 2020, Ukraine’s biggest egg producer Avangard shut down 8 production facilities, cutting 3500 jobs.
Avangard operational director Vladimir Rudenko told local press that this decision was made partially due to a continuing conflict with the Ukraine National Anti-Corruption Bureau. If the administrative pressure, which the company deems unjustified, remains, Avangard would have to close several more facilities in 2021, Rudenko added. “Our company holding is dealing with legitimacy issues. The Ukraine National Antimonopoly Committee is putting forward some ridiculous cases, stating that 2 of our biggest and most modern poultry farms, which have been running for 7 years, are non-existent,” Rudenko said.