Successful brewing in Russia
After its start in St. Petersburg in 1990, the Baltika Brewery has become one of the biggest economic success stories of the post-Soviet period. In its short history, Baltika has managed to establish itself as the leading brewer in Russia, and its impressive expansion looks set to continue.
Beginning with just under 1 percent of Russia’s beer market in 1991, the company has achieved a steady year-on-year growth that has taken it to the country’s leading position with a total market share of 23 percent. Baltika owns breweries in St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don and Tula, and new plants are under construction in Samara and Khabarovsk. In 2001, the company sold 14,006 million hectoliters of beer, a 32 percent rise over the previous year’s sales volume.S.
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