OREANDA-NEWS An agreement on the sale of Health & Nutrition (formerly Danone Russia, a former division of the French corporation Danone) to Russian investors has already been reached. Vamin Tatarstan and Deputy head of the Chechen government Yakub Zakriev are interested in buying it, Vedomosti newspaper reports, citing sources.

An interlocutor close to the company clarified that the buyers are going to pay for Danone's Russian assets in equal shares — 50 percent each. However, in his opinion, the Health & Nutrition company is unlikely to be allowed to "split in half." "The issue has already been resolved. But on paper, that is, officially, the company is unlikely to be divided in half," he concluded.

In turn, another source added that during the negotiations, the French side was forced to seriously concede to buyers in the value of the asset. Representatives of Danone and Health & Nutrition did not disclose details of a possible transaction, Vamin Tatarstan stated that "official information (about the details of the sale of assets — approx. "Tapes.ru") no."

The shares of foreign companies in the Russian "daughter" of Danone came under the temporary management of the Federal Property Management Agency in July 2023 after the relevant decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, in mid-March 2024, the head of state canceled the transfer of Danone under Russian state administration. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained such a decision "for reasons of expediency."