Baltika Fest noted the importance of uniting Russian brewers

Brewers in Russia need to unite in order to jointly solve the complex challenges facing the industry. This was announced on September 13 at the Baltika Fest by Nikolay Tyurnikov, General Director of ABN BIOFES Beverages Together.

"Now it is very important to unite in the industry in a timely manner in order to solve joint complex tasks facing the industry. And to overcome the challenges that we face as brewers," he said.

According to him, the brewing market in Russia grew by 10.3% in 2024, which was a record high. In 2025, as Tyurnikov noted, growth slowed down and amounted to 1.8%.

He stressed that brewers need to use all tools and all opportunities to develop the market for the benefit of consumers.

Tyurnikov added that Russian brewers have successfully replaced foreign companies that left Russia. According to him, consumers have not lost a high-quality product due to the success of brewing companies from the Russian Federation.

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Vyacheslav Mamontov, Executive Director of the Association of Beer, Malt and Beverage Producers, said on July 2 that Russian producers had taken leading positions in the world ranking, which, in turn, indicates the high importance of brewing companies in the country. This fact was influenced, among other things, by the nationalization of Baltika (formerly Carlsberg) and OPH Vereinigte Brauereien (formerly Heineken) companies in Russia. For example, the Russian "Baltika" took the 12th place.

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