Kazakhstan: Ochakovo started to ship its products to Kazakhstan through local exclusive distributor

Russian brewery Ochakovo based in Moscow started to ship its production to Kazakhstan. The brewery inked an US$500.000 agreement with a local distributor, expiring the 31st of December 2007, The Russian Brewers Union released October 10.

“Earlier, our production flowed on an irregular basis in Kazakhstan, through small and medium-sized wholesalers, mostly located in neighboring countries,” the head of Ochakovo’s sales department, Vladimir Kocetov, said. The presence of an official distributor will allow us to control and more effectively develop our sales in Kazakhstan,” he added.

According to the signed agreement, the first shipment has already left Russia, including beer brands Ochakovo Premium, Ochakovo Zhigulevskoe, Yachmenniy Kolos in glass bottles. The brewery also plans to export in Kazakhstan its Ochakovskii kvass in PET and aluminum packaging.

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