German Beyersdorf (the owner of the Niva brand) does not plan to leave Russia in order to maintain control of the brand and continue to pay employees, CEO Vincent Varneri said. According to RBC, the statement was made after the settlement of a dispute with the Ernst Group, which led to a 14.6% drop in the company's quarterly sales in Eastern Europe and a temporary seizure of the Russian structure's assets. At the end of 2025, the revenues of the subsidiary in the Russian Federation amounted to 20.8 billion rubles, the net profit - 2 billion rubles.