The recent report revealed that Bahlsen used close to 800 forced labourers during the Nazi period, a significant increase from the previously acknowledged 200 labourers.
Bahlsen family’s statement reflected regret over not confronting the uncomfortable truth about their company’s past, emphasizing that their ancestors had 'taken advantage of the system' during the Nazi era.
Verena Bahlsen previously downplayed the suffering of forced labourers, stating the company treated them well, which ignited a storm of criticism and calls for a boycott in 2019.
The historians’ study clarified that forced labour was used by Bahlsen from 1940 until 1945, producing rations for German soldiers, highlighting the firm’s prolonged complacency.
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