The Baltika Fest in honor of the 35th anniversary of the company will be held on September 13.

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Baltika, the Baltika Fest festival will be held on September 13 at the Igor Drive Autodrome, a vibrant autumn event where guests will be able to enjoy a gastronomic journey through Russia, taste dishes from different regions, take part in workshops and interactive shows. This was announced by the company's press service on August 22.

The band "Disco Accident", singer Marie Crymbreri and "Chaif" will perform at the festival. On the same day, a solemn event will be held at which employees who have worked at Baltika since its foundation will be awarded.

An important part of the anniversary events will be the holding of the first open meeting of the Council for the Development of the Brewing Industry, established on the initiative and under the auspices of Baltika. The event will be attended by Chairman of the Board, founder of Baltika Taimuraz Bolloev, CEO of Efes Brewing Company (AB InBev Efes JSC) Nikolay Tyurnikov, Dmitry Kiselyov, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Russia.

New members are also expected to join the Board. The purpose of the Board's activities in the company was to formulate principles for the development of the beer and alcohol industry in Russia and create favorable conditions for the development of the industry.

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In 2024, Baltika became Russian again and began to revive the traditions of domestic brewing. By the end of 2024, production amounted to 236 million decaliters, and the company took 12th place in the ranking of the top 40 global beer producers, overtaking all German brewers. As a result, Russia displaced Germany from fifth place in the world ranking of beer production.

On July 22, the German edition of Handelsblatt reported that Russia took the fifth place in the world ranking of beer producers, displacing Germany in the list. It is specified that beer production in Russia increased by 9% to 9.1 billion liters. At the same time, in Germany, the indicator fell by 1% to 8.4 billion liters. Germany lost its title of European champion in beverage production, which was awarded to the country since 2013.

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