Iran: Baltika - the first Russian brewery with shipment to Iran, restarts exporting in this country

In a very short time from Baltika brewery of Saint Petersburg will shipsa party with non-alcoholic beer “Balitka No0 nonalcoholic” to Iran. The total volume of shipment will be of more than 47 thousand liters, Baltika announced on November 16.

This is the first delivery of " Baltica” in the Iranian market after the receiving of special GMP certificate, under the new legislation for exports in the Iranian market. In the beginning of 2004 Iran adopted a law according to which all imported foodstuffs should have the above mentioned certificate. Now one could read on the can of " Baltika No0 " the product information in the Persian language.

At present "Baltika" brewery is the unique Russian brewing company with shipments to Iran and it is the first of Russian companies to have received the GMP certificate.

Baltika delivers its production on the market of Iran since 2003. In the last year the sales volume amounted to 140 thousand litres. Till 2005 the company plans to deliver in the Iranian market about 100 thousand litres of its non-alcoholic beer.

For 2006 Baltika brewery plans to ship in the Iranian market 500 thousand litres of its production which will allow Baltika to get a share of 20 % in the import beer market of this country.

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