Kyiv Roshen Factory

Kyiv confectionery factory "Roshen"
TypePrivately held company
Industryconfectionery
Founded1874
FounderValentin Yefimov
Headquarters,
Number of employees
3 000
ParentRoshen Confectionery Corporation
WebsiteKyiv Confectionery Factory

Kyiv confectionery factory "Roshen" (Ukrainian: Київська кондитерська фабрика "Рошен"), formerly known as the Karl Marx Kiev Confectionery Factory (Ukrainian: Київська кондитерська фабрика імені Карла Маркса) is the largest confectionery company in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the most important subdivision of the Roshen Confectionery Corporation.

History

Kyiv Roshen Factory in the New Year 2012

The factory was founded in 1874 by Valentin Yefimov. In 1923, it was named after Karl Marx by the Soviet authorities in order to celebrate his 105th anniversary. Petro Poroshenko acquired control over the factory soon after its privatization in the 1990s, making it the basis for the future Roshen Corporation; a major modernization with Western equipment followed.

It is unclear when exactly Roshen decided to officially rename the factory, dropping the "Karl Marx" part.

The project to revitalize part of the Roshen factory won a bronze medal at the prestigious International Design Awards (IDA).

Products

The factory produces more than 100 different products of confectionery, including a variety of chocolate bars, candies, cakes, cookies, and fruit jellies. Among the factory's best-known brands are: "Kyivsky" cake; "Kyiv Vechirniy" chocolate and nut candies; "Chaika", "Teatralnyi" and "Alionka" plain chocolate bars and other products.


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