For long-term honest work in agriculture system and in connection with the professional holiday – day of the boar, the head of administration of Lipetsk region Oleg Korolev expressed his gratitude to the Director of "Cherkizovo pig" Maxim Zudin.

Cherkizovo group is the largest investor in the agriculture of the Lipetsk region. The total investment over the past 10 years in projects of plant production, feed production, poultry farming, pig breeding and meat processing accounted for more than 23 billion roubles, from them in pig production – 12 billion rubles.

The group is steadily increasing production, thus increasing its contribution to the economy of the region. In the period from 2012 to 2017, the Group's enterprises increased production of pork in 2.5 times. In 2017 on the territory of the Lipetsk region, the Group produced a value of 90.1 thousand tons of pork, accounting for 66% of total production in the region. With access to production capacity 7 stages of "Growing-Fattening" meat production of pork, OOO "Cherkizovo pig" will reach 130 thousand tons, an increase of another 27%.

About Cherkizovo Group:

Cherkizovo group is Russia's largest producer of meat products and animal feed. The group is among the three leaders on the market of chicken meat, pork and processed meat products. The Cherkizovo group includes 8 poultry farms of full cycle, 16 modern pig complexes, meat processing plants 6, 8 feed mills and more than 287 thousand hectares of agricultural land. In 2017, the Group "Cherkizovo" has made about 1 million tons of meat products. The company's consolidated revenues by year-end 2017 amounted to 90,5 billion rubles. The advantage of the company is vertical integration, which connects every link in the agricultural chain, from grain production to production of finished products, ensuring product quality at all stages. A priority for Cherkizovo Group is a high quality product and meeting the needs of customers. The popularity of the products of Cherkizovo in Russia show a high level of brand awareness and customer loyalty. www.cherkizovo.com