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Global Spirits

Company

Owners

International alcohol holding with Ukrainian roots. The holding structure includes the largest production sites of LVZ Khortitsya and Odessa Brandy Plant, as well as the distribution company GDK. The holding's portfolio includes vodka, cognac and wine brands. Vodka "Hortitsa" is the most famous of them. As of 2022, Global Spirits products are exported to more than 87 countries around the world. The central office, according to the company, is located in New York (USA). In the 31st state of America, it also has its own distribution.

Global Spirits has factories in various countries, including Ukraine. The holding's products are represented almost all over the world. The company is in the top 2 in the world in sales of strong alcohol, second only to Smirnoff.

History

2023: Criminal case against the head of the holding Yevgeny Chernyak for financing the armed forces of Ukraine

The Investigation Department of the Central District of Moscow on July 3, 2023 put Yevgeny Chernyak on the wanted list. A criminal case was initiated against him on the financing of terrorism (part 1.1 of article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code), he was charged in absentia with financing the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) in the amount of more than 0.5 billion rubles. Read more here.

2022: Factories in Russia have changed their owner

In early May 2022, a few months after the start of a special military operation, it became known about the change of ownership of alcohol factories producing vodka "Khortitsa," "Morosha" and "Pervak" from the portfolio of Global Spirits holding Ukrainian businessman Yevgeny Chernyak. They passed to a certain Alexander Bespalov, writes Kommersant, citing data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. The publication notes that it was not possible to find information about Bespalov. Read more here.

2008: Amalgamation into a Holding Company

Since its inception, the company has acquired its own production. In 2008, production and distribution were merged into a single holding Global Spirits.

1998: Founding of the Company

The history of Global Spirits dates back to 1998 with the founding of a distribution company in Ukraine.

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