Baltika Breweries
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| Baltika Breweries Logo | |
Native name | Балтика |
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| Company type | Limited liability company |
| Industry | Beverages |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Key people | Taimuraz Bolloyev (President) |
| Revenue | RUB 89.3 billion (2012) |
| RUB 6.3 billion (2012) | |
Number of employees | approx. 9000 |
| Website | www |
Baltika Brewery (Template:Lang-ru) is the second largest brewing company in Europe[1] and the leader of the Russian beer market with over 38% market share. It is headquartered in St. Petersburg.
The Baltika brand was one of the two Russian brands (together with Lukoil) included in the Financial Times Top100 Most Valuable Global Brands list in 2007. However, Baltika was not included on the list in 2009. Baltika is one of the top three brands in the Interbrand Best Global Brands 2012 report.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Carlsberg Group attempted to sell the company.[2] However, in July 2023 the Russian government seized the company and its assets under the rules for businesses from the Unfriendly Countries List.[3]
History
Baltika Breweries launched production in St. Petersburg in 1990. It was co-founded by Afghan-born Naif Achakzai and Nikita Kefirov. After privatization in 1992, the company was reorganized into an open joint stock company. In 1993 Baltic Beverages Holding Brewing Concern became the company's largest shareholder. In 1998, the name of the enterprise was changed to Open Joint Stock Company Baltika Breweries. 2000 saw the opening of the largest Soufflet Malting Plant in Russia built by Baltika in St. Petersburg, together with the French company "Groupe Soufflet", which invested approximately $35 million in the project and received 70% ownership of the plant. Baltika covered the rest of the expenses and received 30% of the shares.
The company listed on the Rts stock exchange in September 2001; by January 2002 it had reached a market capitalization of $1.3 billion.[4]
At the end of 2006, Baltika merged with three Russian breweries, Vena, Pikra, and Yarpivo, and in 2007 they became one legal entity.[5]
In April 2008, Baltic Beverages Holding bought a stake in Baltika. Following the acquisition, Baltika delisted from the Moscow stock exchange in October 2012.[6] Baltika and all its assets were seized on 16 July 2023 by the Russian government.[3]
Capacity
Baltika's monthly production capacity is over 5.2 million litres.
Company structure
The company employs approximately 9,000 people.
Owners and management
On 16 July 2023, the company was placed under the temporary management of the Federal Agency for State Property Management.[7] Taimuraz Bolloev, a businessman who already led the company in 1991-2004, has been appointed the new president of Baltika Breweries.[8]
Production sites
The company has several production sites:
- Headquarters and Baltika – St. Petersburg brewery
- Baltika-Baku brewery (Baku, Azerbaijan)
- Baltika-Voronezh brewery
- Baltika-Novosibirsk brewery
- Baltika-Rostov brewery
- Baltika-Samara brewery
- Baltika-Tula brewery
- Baltika-Khabarovsk brewery
- Baltika-Yaroslavl brewery
See also
References
- ^ "The Second Largest Brewery in Europe". www.panorama.com. Panorama. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Carlsberg Group подписала соглашение о продаже «Балтики»". Kommersant (in Russian). 23 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Russia seizes control of Danone and Carlsberg operations". BBC News. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ ""Балтика" дороже всех". Газета "Коммерсантъ С-Петербург". 21 January 2002. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "The successful merger of Baltika, Vena, Yarpivo and Pikra companies made it possible to achieve high financial results in 2006". eng.baltika.ru/. Baltika. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
- ^ "Carlsberg says gets approval for Baltika delisting". Reuters. 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 16.07.2023 № 520". pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Гендиректором «дочки» Danone в России стал глава минсельхоза Чечни". Rbc.ru (in Russian). 18 July 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Official English website
- Baltika's Australian Distributor Archived 11 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- Baltika's Korean Distributor Archived 11 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Baltika brewery on Beer Advocate