Soyuzplodoimport () is a company based in Moscow. It owns the trademarks of different types of vodka, including the Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya brands. The company also markets canned herrings under its Stolichnaya brand as part of a partnership with Russian Sea Group.
History
Soyuzplodoimport was established in 1966 to import food items, including cocoa beans, coffee, spices and vegetables, and to export vodka. In 1969, Soyuzplodoimport granted trademarks registrations for the vodka brands "Stolichnaya", "Moskovskaya" and "Russkaya". The company was not privatized, and remained under state ownership in the post-Soviet era. The new private entity then purchased some of Russia's main vodka brands from the government-owned Soyuzplodoimport for $300,000.
Directors
- Yuri Zhizhin (1974 — 1987)
- Churkin Aleksandr Nikolaevich (July 2009 — December 2009)
- Алёшин Игорь Олегович (December 2009 — July 2018)
- Maklakov Aleksey Vitalievich (February 2019 — present)
Activities
Intellectual property protection
Since 2003 the Federal Enterprise Soyuzplodoimport has been working to restore the rights of the Russian Federation to the «Stolichnaya», «Moskovskaya» and other trademarks around the world.