OCHAKOVO
‘Ochakovo’ is a 100% Russian natural beverage company. Our products include: traditional kvass, beer made according to a classic recipe, soft drinks, alcoholic cocktails, juices, wines, lemonades, drinking water and hard liquor.
Russia’s #1 kvass maker
We produce ‘Ochakovsky’, the most popular kvass in the Russia, using a traditional double fermentation technology. Kvass is a national non-alcoholic fermented malt-based beverage.
- Capacity – 285 million decaliters per year
- We produce 10 types of beverages under more than 30 brands
- Our products are certified Halal
The certification was carried out by the World Halal Trust, an international company whose requirements are considered the most stringent, with its documents and decisions recognized by all Muslim countries.
Our history
The first ‘Ochakovo’ plant was opened in Moscow on December 18, 1978, to quench the thirst of guests and participants of the upcoming 1980 Olympics. The production was the most powerful in Europe and the Soviet Union: beer, kvass, mineral water and soft drinks were produced here.
In 1993, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the plant, which had previously belonged to the state, became private. In the following years, it underwent a complete reconstruction and replaced outdated equipment with new European equipment. The ‘Ochakovo’ flagship beer brand was launched. Our company was the first in the world to produce beer in plastic bottles, as well as the first in Russia to produce beer in aluminum cans.
At the same time, we focused on producing kvass using traditional home technology, but on an industrial scale. ‘Ochakovo’ is still the only large producer of kvass that uses historically correct technology.
Since then, the company has grown and became a holding company with branches all over the country. We have several beer and soft drink factories in different cities of Russia, a winery with its own vineyards, agricultural enterprises for growing grain, a malthouse and other enterprises that help ‘Ochakovo’ maintain resource sovereignty and not depend on supplies from other companies.