The Chairman of the faction “Block of Petro Poroshenko” in the Verkhovna Rada Ihor Hryniv believes that the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has to fulfil its promise and sell the Roshen confectionary factory in the Russian Lipetsk. The Deputy said Wednesday, September 28, the TV channel Newsone, transfer “Ukrainian news”.
“Poroshenko promised to sell his business. In my opinion, it needs to fulfill its promise,” said Gryn. Thus, according to him, the head of state believes “cheap populism” calls for the companies to sell the factory.
August 8, Vice-speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Oksana Syroid said that Poroshenko needs to burn confectionery factory Roshen in Lipetsk to free hand in relations with Russia. “This can only be done by the one who owns it” she said, adding that Ukraine should stop trade with Russia, to make it easier to build political relations with Moscow.
The holding company Roshen, owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, included Mariupol, Kiev, Kremenchug and two Vinnitsa confectionery factories, maslomolochny plant”, Bershadmoloko”, Litinsky breeding plant, as well as Lipetsk factory “Roshen” and the Klaipeda confectionery factory (Lithuania).
In may the head of state has transferred its 85% stake in the holding in trust company Rothschild Trust. After the inauguration of the President of Ukraine he promised to sell shares of the confectionery Corporation, but they did not find buyers. In January, the CEO of Roshen Vyacheslav Moskalevsky said that the factory offered to customers for around 200 million dollars.”
Lipetsk confectionery factory Roshen was acquired in 2001. The enterprise produce caramel, toffee and biscuits, only about 60 types of products.
