{draw:frame} BISCUIT-CHOCOLATE SEES SALES RISE BY 2.4 TIMES IN Q1,2010 Publication: Interfax - Ukraine Business
Provider: Interfax May 5, 2010 Kharkiv-based Biscuit-Chocolate Corporation,a large confectionary producer in Ukraine,in January to March 2010 sold 16,600 tonnes of produce,which is 2.4 times up compared to 2009,according to a corporation press release. The corporation in the first quarter of 2010 saw production rise to 16,700 tonnes. In monetary terms,the corporation over the period produced goods worth a total of UAH 213.6 million,which exceeds the last year's level by 47%. Biscuit-Chocolate Corporation,one of the largest confectionary producers in Ukraine,was established in 2004. The corporation produces confectioneries under the eponymous brand. The corporation ranks fourth in Ukraine in the volume of confectionery production and sales. > CONSUMER GOODS & SERVICES {draw:rect} KONTI BOOSTS SALES BY 47% IN Q1, 2010 Publication: Interfax Ukraine Business Panorama Provider: Interfax Ukraine April 19, 2010 The KONTI Group, which has confectionary assets in Ukraine and Russia, in January-March 2010, increased its sales by an estimated 47% year-over-year, to UAH 915 million. According to a press release of the group issued on Monday, sales in Ukraine rose by 57%, sales in Russia grew by 43%, while in other CIS states they went up by 37%. In Q1, 2010 the group increased production by 26%, to 60,700 tonnes. In particular, its Ukrainian factories produced 44,200 tonnes of products, which is 30% up year-over-year, and its Russian companies produced 16,400 tonnes (a 19% rise year-over-year). The KONTI group, formed in 1997, is one of the top three leaders on the Ukrainian **confectionery** market and one of the ten biggest players on the Russian market. It incorporates CJSC KONTI and CJSC KONTI-RUS. Its main production facilities are the Donetsk, Horlivka, and Kostiantynivka confectionaries in Ukraine, and the Kursk **confectionery** in Russia. In 2009 the group increased sales by 30% on 2008, to UAH 3.315 billion. Back to contents>> {draw:rect} ROSHEN CORPORATION UPS SALES BY 43% IN Q1, 2010 Publication: Interfax Ukraine Business Panorama Provider: Interfax Ukraine April 19, 2010 The Roshen Confectionary Corporation, one of the largest confectionary producers in Ukraine, in January-March 2010 sold products worth some $220 million, which is 43% up year-over-year. According to a corporation report, in Q1, 2010 its factories increased production by 10%, to 90,000 tonnes. Roshen in January-March 2010 exported 35,000 tonnes of products, which is 46% up year-over-year. As reported, Roshen includes the Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Mariupol, and Kremenchuk confectionaries, the Bershadmoloko dairy factory in Ukraine, the Lipetsk **confectionery** in Russia and the Klaipeda confectionary in Lithuania. In 2009 the corporation sold 355,000 tonnes of products, a 4% rise year-over-year. Back to contents>> {draw:rect} Roshen Boosts Output By 10% To 90,000 Tons In Q1 Publication: Ukrainian News - Agro Week Provider: Ukrainian News Agency April 18, 2010 In January-March, the Kyiv-based Roshen Corporation, one of the largest producers of **confectionery** in Ukraine, boosted the **confectionery** output by 10% or by 8,200 tons over the first quarter of 2008, to 90,000 tons. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the company. In January-March, Roshen sold products for USD 220 million, an increase of 43% over the first quarter of 2009. In particular, exports rose by 46% to 35,000 tons. As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Roshen boosted the **confectionery** output by 7% or by 25,000 tons in 2009 over 2008, to 380,000 tons. The corporation includes the Kyiv, Kremenchuk, Vinnytsia, and Mariupol confectioneries in Ukraine, the Lipetsk-based Likonf **confectionery** factory (Russia) and the Klaipedos Konditerija (Lithuania). Roshen is an affiliate of the Kyiv-based Ukrainian Industrial and Investment Concern (Ukrprominvest). ***(Ukrainian News, Andrii Hryhoriev, 04/12/2010)*** ** {draw:rect} ** **Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited.****
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