Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods

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Wimm Bill Dann Foods OJSC

Type	Joint stock
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
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

1 Operations
2 Brands
3 Trivia
4 See also
5 External links

[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. Most recognized brands are "J7", "100 % Gold Premium", "Favourite Garden" (Russian: "Любимый сад"), "House in a village" (Russian: "Домик в деревне"), "Jolly Milkman" (Russian: "Весёлый молочник"), "Agousha" (Russian: "Агуша").