89 pplOn August 11, 2023, the Unified District Competition Commission of the All-Russian Award Exporter of the Year determined the winners in the Central Federal District.
By the decision of the Commission composed of representatives of federal ministries, the Russian Export Center (part of VEB.RF) and business associations, winners and laureates of the Exporter of the Year 2023 All-Russian Award among small and medium-sized companies, as well as large industrial enterprises were selected.
Grainrus Group companies received prizes in two nominations:
Grainrus LLC, which develops the malt production business under its own brand, Kursk Malt, ranked third in the nomination Exporter of the Year in the Field of Basic Agro-Industrial Products (large business).
Grainrus Trade LLC, a grain and oilseed trading company, ranked second in the nomination for Trader of the Year (large business). Grainrus Group (Grainrus Agro LLC) procures and sells agricultural crops grown as part of its own agricultural project in 6 regions of Russia as well as those supplied by third parties.
In the evaluation, the competition Commission focused not only on the increase in export sales and geographical expansion of supplies, but also on the companies’ active participation in international exhibitions and business missions aimed at promoting Russian products and brands in the international market.
According to Dmitry Vizir, Managing Director of Grainrus Group, "We will continue to invest in our own agricultural project, expanding the geography of agricultural production and increasing logistics capacity for grain trading. Our priority is to ensure uninterrupted supply of raw materials to our malt mills to produce the top-quality malt demanded by beverage and food producers around the world."
About the award:
The Exporter of the Year Award was established by the Government of the Russian Federation to encourage organizations and individual entrepreneurs who have demonstrated outstanding performance in export activities.
There are two stages are to determine the winners and laureates of the Exporter of the Year Award: the first one evaluates the best exporters at the level of each federal district. Based on the results of the district stage, the best exporters of the country are selected.
The prize is awarded to companies and individuals who have excelled at exporting non-resource non-energy goods, services, and intellectual activity results.
