Soyuzplodoimport
Native name | Союзплодоимпорт |
|---|---|
| Company type | Federal enterprise |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | The Government of the Russian Federation |
| Website | http://www.spimport.ru/ |
Soyuzplodoimport (Russian: Союзплодоимпорт, lit. 'Union-fruit-import') is a company based in Moscow. It owns the trademarks of different types of vodka, including the Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya brands.[1] The company also markets canned herrings under its Stolichnaya brand as part of a partnership with Russian Sea Group.[2]
Soyuzplodoimport was established in 1966 to import food items, including cocoa beans, coffee, spices and vegetables, and to export vodka.[3] The company was not privatized, and remained under state ownership in the post-Soviet era.[3]
In 1997, its then-president Yuri Shefler formed a new private company, Soyuzplodimport (almost the same name as the government-owned company, minus an 'o').[4] The new private entity then purchased some of Russia's main vodka brands from the government-owned Soyuzplodoimport for $300,000.[4] An investigation by the Audit Commission valued the trademarks at $400 million, and in October 2001 a Russian court ruled Soyuzplodoimport was illegally privatized, and restored 17 vodka brands under its ownership.[4]
In 2015, Soyuzplodoimport managed to win court cases against Shefler and regain control of the brand in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, but the decision was not final.[5]
Directors[edit]
- Loginov Vladimir Grigorievich (2002 — 2009)[6]
- Churkin Aleksandr Nikolaevich (July 2009 — December 2009)[7]
- Алёшин Игорь Олегович (December 2009 — July 2018)[8]
Activities[edit]
Intellectual property protection[edit]
Since 2003 the Federal Enterprise Soyuzplodoimport has been working to restore the rights of the Russian Federation to the «Stolichnaya», «Moskovskaya» and other trademarks around the world.
References[edit]
- ^ "FKP Soyuzplodoimport: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Vodka maker teams up with Russian Sea to produce canned herring". Undercurrent News. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "The History of reorganization of All Union Association Soyuzplodoimport". Газета.Ru. 17 June 2002. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b c Walsh, Nick Paton (4 August 2002). "Putin targets Stoli boss in the battle for vodka billions". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Ambrose, Jillian (12 November 2017). "Battle over Stolichnaya vodka brand returns to European court". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Распоряжение от 2 апреля 2002 г. N 394-р".
- ^ "Распоряжение от 7 июля 2009 г. N 908-р".
- ^ "Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 21.12.2009 г. № 2018-р". government.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 12.02.2019 № 201-р ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов". publication.pravo.gov.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Федеральное казенное предприятие "Союзплодоимпорт". Структура предприятия". www.spimport.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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