The second largest Russian brewery in terms of sales’ volume started to export its products to Uzbekistan, Lithuania and Armenia. The company stated that the launch of export shipments is logic continuation of the strategy on promotion of SUN InBev brands in the CIS states. Currently, SUN InBev works in Belarus, Moldavia, Estonia, Latvia, Abhazia, Georgia, Tadjikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic.

SUN InBev OJSC will supply Tolstiak, Klinskoye, Sibirskaya Korona, Brahma, Stella Artois, Staropramen, Lowenbrau to Uzbekistan, while main exported brand to Lithuania is Klinskoye. Armenia will receive Tolstiak, Klinskoye, and Sibirskaya Korona brands.

Irina Arkhipova, Director on corporate relations and communications, said: “Entry to markets of Uzbekistan, Lithuania and Armenia is importan step for development of export activity of our company. They are attractive and demonstrate growth of beer consumprion. We are sure that consumers will appriciate our brands, which can occupy leading positions in their segments.”

Being third country in the CIS in terms of population’s number after Russia and Ukraine, beer market of Uzbekistan reaches 2.7 million hectoliters and it is mainly represented by local players. The volume of Lithuanian market is about 2 million hectoliters and Armenia – 1 million hectoliter. Local producers dominate in these markets.

SUN InBev OJSC, the second largest brewing company in Russia in terms of sales’ volume. It was founded in 1999 and operates now as a Russian unit of leading brewing company in the world Anheuser-Busch InBev.

The company has a network of modern breweries in ten Russian cities - Klin, Volzhsky, Omsk, Perm, Ivanovo, Saransk, Kursk, Novocheboksarsk, Angarsk and St. Petersburg.

The main brands of beer produced by the Company in Russia are – Stella Artois, Beck’s, Brahma, Staropramen, Hoegaarden, Sibirskaya Korona, Klinskoye, Tolstiak and BagBier.