Andrei Okhlopkov - Says No to Piracy
Net Worth: $151 million
Age: 43
Marital status: Two sons and one daughter
Last year: $151 million
Industry: Food industry
In April the largest producers of alcoholic drinks created the Ukrvodka association. Among its members is the company Soyuz-Viktan. Andrei Okhlopkov didn’t leave the good life behind on entering this high-grade union. On March 31 increased the excise duty on spirits by one and a half times. In a time of crisis, that’s the death knell for any producer. Most importantly, a rise in excise duties opens the way for counterfeits. Legal vodka is becoming more expensive, so illegal vodka accordingly becomes more profitable. The association wants to make a combined effort to achieve an increase in the minimum retail price of vodka, in order not to allow counterfeit products onto the shelf. Also in April, Soyuz-Viktan became an associate member of Ukrspirt. This tandem is profitable for both sides. The state company acquires a partner on the market and pledges to defend and promote its interests as much as possible. At the very least Soyuz-Viktan will have direct access to information about the movement of spirits on the market, in order to prevent counterfeit production. “We can only overcome the crisis and corruptiobn on the market by uniting in order to work together,” says Ivan Yakovets, chairman of Ukrspirt.
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