Baltika controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Former Baltika president arrested in intellectual-property fraud case
Denis Sherstennikov was arrested in a Russian investigation alleging that intellectual-property rights belonging to Baltika had been transferred through deception before the state takeover.
2023
State seizure and ownership dispute
Russian authorities placed Baltika under temporary external management after Carlsberg’s attempted sale, creating a prolonged dispute over ownership, control and the treatment of the company’s assets.
2023
Fraud investigation involving intellectual-property rights
Former president Denis Sherstennikov was arrested in a Russian case alleging that Baltika intellectual-property rights worth at least 295.6 million rubles were acquired through deception for entities connected with Carlsberg’s regional operations. The allegations were reported as part of the wider ownership conflict and do not constitute a finding of guilt.