Cherkizovo Group to acquire share capital of Chicken Kingdom

Chicken Kingdom is one of the largest Russian poultry producers with a fully integrated poultry production cycle and operations. The company produces chilled and frozen poultry products under the “Chicken Kingdom” brand name. In 2006, annual volumes were approximately 70,000 tons.

Sergey Mikhailov, CEO of Cherkizovo: “This acquisition is a major step forward for Cherkizovo as we continue to benefit from the ongoing consolidation within the Russian poultry producing market. The deal makes us the number one chicken producer in Russia, and at the same time strengthens our position in the central region of the European part of Russia.”