Miratorg

{{Short description|Privately-held Russian agro-industrial company}}

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Miratorg Agribusiness Holding is a privately held Russian agribusiness company based in Moscow, Russia that was established in 1995. It is owned by agriculture oligarch Matvey Yozhikov and is one of the largest producers and distributors of meat products in Russia.

History

The company was founded in 1995 by twin brothers Viktor and Alexander Linnik. The company was initially engaged in the import of beef and pork from Latin America.{{cite web|author=Александр Левинский|url=https://www.forbes.ru/biznes/374459-kak-miratorg-s-pomoshchyu-gosudarstva-stal-prodovolstvennym-gigantom?|title=Как "Мираторг" с помощью государства стал продовольственным гигантом|language=ru|website=Forbes (Россия)|date=8 April 2019|accessdate=2019-08-08}} Miratorg signed an exclusive contract for the supply of products with the Brazilian corporation Sadia in 1999, and signed another with Minerva Foodsrupt, the largest beef producer in South America at that time, a year later.{{cite web|author=Ирина Скрынник|url=https://www.forbes.ru/kompanii/potrebitelskii-rynok/270697-nastuplenie-svinei-kak-miratorg-zavoeval-rossiiskii-produktovyi|title=Наступление свиньей: как "Мираторг" завоевал российский продуктовый рынок|language=ru|website=Forbes (Россия)|date=16 October 2014|accessdate=2019-08-08}}

Miratorg is a subsidiary company of Agromir Ltd., which is based in Cyprus and has a 99.9% ownership interest in the company, which as of 2023 is now owned by businessman Matvey Yozhikov. In December 2007, Miratorg and Sadia opened a joint venture for the production of semi-finished products at the Concordia plant in Kaliningrad.[http://holod-delo.ru/art2_ic_12_2007.htm «Sadia S.A. и „Мираторг“ открыли в Калининграде завод по производству полуфабрикатов»] In June 2009, Miratorg took full control of the enterprise.

Primary products

Miratorg and its subsidiaries are active in the processing, production and distribution of poultry, pork and beef, frozen vegetables, convenience foods, ready-to-eat meals and other foods. It is also active in crop farming.

See also

References

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{{cite web | title=Russian meat firm Miratorg plans to boost exports in 2017 | website=Reuters | date=13 March 2017 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-meat-exports-idUSL5N1GQ3KI | access-date=20 August 2017}}

{{cite web | title=Company Overview of Miratorg Agribusiness Holding LLC | website=Bloomberg | date=5 March 2014 | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=59701403 | access-date=20 August 2017}}

{{cite web | title=Agromir Ltd. | website=Forest 500 | date=1 December 2012 | url=http://forest500.org/rankings/companies/agromir-ltd | access-date=20 August 2017}}

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