Ramfud, group of companies

We enter into top ten in the field of meat processing

Ramfud group (trademark: "RAMFUD") — enters into top ten of Central Federal District in the field of meat processing and is the largest importer of the cooled beef in Russia (53% of the all-Russian quota according to 2010).

The Ramfud group integrates own production base with power more than 28 thousand tons per year ("Ramfud meat processing plant", Ramensky district, the Moscow region), the slaughter of 500-600 heads boyensky complex a day, sales network (19 specialized butcher shops in the CFD, the formats "Shop at the House" and cash&carry), transport company (including the transport park), the warehouse complex and the distribution center shipment up to 120 tons in day.

The Ramfud group turns out a wide range of products — from sausages of sausages and delicacies to the cooled and frozen natural meat semi-finished products and semi-finished products with high degree of readiness, occupying by separate types of products more than 25% of the market in a number of regions of the CFD and the Volga region. In total under the RAMFUD brand more than 220 types of products provided in all price niches and segments of meat products are issued.

At the end of 2010 revenue from sales and an other income made 4.325.343 thousand rubles that is 0.81% more, than 2009, gross margin grew to 18.5%, net profit was 162.997 thousand rubles, the indicator of EBITDA increased to 358.364 thousand rubles.

Ramfud implements more than 26 thousand tons of meat products a year Currently the Ramfud Group implements more than 26 thousand tons of meat products a year, for 100% using the installed capacity of "Ramfud meat processing plant". In 2010-2012 expansion of production to 38 thousand tons per year due to construction new and upgrades of the existing production capacities in the Moscow and Saratov regions is planned.

Currently the Ramfud Group owns about 7 Hectares of free lands in Ramensky district of the Moscow region under construction of the new production capacities provided with own communications (gas-generating installations for electricity generation, treatment facilities, wells of drinking water) and also 100 Hectares of free lands in the Saratov region under construction of a pig-breeding complex. The beginning of construction of a complex is planned for the first half of 2011.

Within program implementation on production expansion the Ramfud Group is planned reconstruction and technical upgrade of acquired assets in the Saratov region, building of separate production of semi-finished products in the Moscow region (within organized joint venture with VION company, Holland), construction of the refrigerating terminal with a possibility of one-time storage about 4,500 tons of products.

The Ramfud group for 100% is provided with raw materials due to use of the cooled beef (53% of the all-Russian quota) delivered on quotas and products of own slaughter located in the region with dynamically developing sector of livestock production (Saratov region). In 2010 the company began the project on construction of own pig-breeding complex in the Saratov region.

In 2006 the Ramfud Group completed the first stage of modernization of the enterprise — the industrial meat-processing complex is completely upgraded, the innovation high-tech European equipment is installed, the unique software is developed. It allowed to automate completely production process, to optimize a technology production chain and to provide a possibility of release of different types of products at fast change of the range and also to perform production of new products in the test mode on available capacities. In addition, the Ramfud Group optimized management process due to implementation of the system Arbitrator complex (own development of the company) allowing to increase several times efficiency of solving of tasks of management, accounting and control of manufacturing enterprise.

The Ramfud group performs direct certification in VNIIP. All products of the enterprise which are subject to certification have certificates of conformity Russian international requirements, and more than once became the winner of prestigious Russian and foreign tenders of quality. At the enterprise the multistage quality control system of products and raw materials functions, there is own accredited laboratory which allows to carry out independent examinations of raw materials and products.

Thanks to the built-up system of logistics and the distribution center working in format 24×7, the Ramfud Group constantly broadens the territory of the presence. Currently products of Group are provided in Moscow and the Moscow region and also the largest cities of the CFD.

In addition to presence at federal networks — Subway, "Auchan", "X5 Retail Group", Ramfud Group actively develops own sales network in the cities of presence the CFD and the Volga region, being guided by the most perspective format — "shop at the house". By 2011 the Group is going to bring the number of the shops which are owned to 40 and also to develop franchasing network — from 20 to 70 points in the CFD and the Volga region. Since 2007, the Ramfud Group began mastering of a new sales channel of products of HORECA (delivery of semi-finished products for restaurant networks, hotels, cafe).

The important factor providing success and financial performance of Ramfud Group is the team of professional managers of the enterprise. Managers of the Company have extensive experience of management of large projects in the different industries, profound knowledge of features of the meat-processing industry, are carriers of the western traditions and standards of business that allows to use the most advanced business technologies in daily activity. The Ramfud group stakes on young specialists — a number of programs for increase in the professional grade of a gold talent pool of Group is implemented.