The leader of the Chaif group, Shakhrin, praised the Baltika Fest organization

On September 13, the leader of the Chaif group, Vladimir Shakhrin, in an interview with Izvestia, appreciated the organization of Baltika Fest and wished all viewers to enjoy the festival.

"We need to work at the festival to keep people in a good mood. So that they can go home with a pleasant and long aftertaste," Shakhrin said.

In addition, the musician expressed the opinion that Baltika Fest is much better than the German Oktoberfest. The leader of the Chaif group also wished the festival guests to enjoy the event to the maximum.

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Earlier that day, at the Baltika Fest, CEO of AB InBev Efes JSC (Drinks Together) Nikolay Tyurnikov stated that brewers in Russia need to unite in order to jointly solve the complex tasks facing the industry. He stressed that brewers need to use all tools and all opportunities in order to develop the market for the benefit of consumers.

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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