Wimm Bill Dann
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| Wimm Bill Dann Foods OJSC | |
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| Type | Joint stock |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters |  Moscow |
| Key people | David Iakobachvili, Chairman of the Board of Directors Toby Denis Maher, Chairman of the Management Board Dmitry A. Anisimov, CFO Vera V. Eliseeva, Head of Human Resources |
| Industry | Dairy products |
| Products | Yoghurt Milk Fruit juice soft drinks |
| Revenue | ~ US$1.4 bn 2005 Sales |
| Employees | ~ 17,000 |
| Slogan | Is what you want |
| Website | http://www.wbd.ru/ |
Wimm Bill Dann is one of Europe's biggest dairy products companies. It is a pan-Russian company according to its website, and its headquarters are in Moscow. WBD produces yoghurt, milk, flavored milk, fruit juices and other soft drinks. Wimm Bill Dann has 30 production sites, in 16 cities, from Vladivostok to Kiev, and owns a subsidiary company in Amsterdam. The "About our Company" page on the website describes the company's close ties to Russia's cattle and dairy farms. The company's management is both Russian and non-Russian. Its stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
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[edit] Operations
In response to a decline in the census of dairy cattle in Russia, the company spent US$7 mm in 1999 to modernize its suppliers' milking and refrigeration equipment, using state-of-the art Swedish technology.
Wimm Bill Dann holds a 34% share in all dairy products in Russia, and a 20% share of the fruit drink market.
[edit] Brands
WBD has a portfolio of over 1,000 different types of yoghurt and dairy drinks, and 150 types of fruit juices and fruit drinks.
[edit] Trivia
According to David Iakobachvili, the company takes its name from the word Wimbledon [1].
[edit] See also
- Lebedyansky JSC, Russian fruit juice producer
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