"We continue to invest very strongly in Russia because we believe in the long-term potential of the country. It has 140 million consumers with a very high level of per capita income and high levels of per capita consumption," Sanjive Kakkar told Reuters in an interview.
He said Unilever, the maker of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Dove soap and Lipton tea, was confident Russia's tough consumer spending climate could improve over the summer months.
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