The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) adopted four decisions recognizing the actions of juice producer TB Fruit Capital LLC as a violation of the Law “On Protection of Economic Competition,” the agency reported.
The AMCU noted that in July 2021, the company acquired 100% stakes in the authorized capital of Arsenal Invest Khmelnytsky LLC, Arsenal Investgroup Vinnytsia LLC, Arsenal Investgroup LLC, and Arsenal Investgroup Gorodok LLC without obtaining the necessary permission from the committee. Consequently, the AMCU initiated proceedings for violations related to the company’s implementation of the aforementioned concentrations without prior permission.
The agency reminded that a concentration requiring permission in accordance with Part 1 of Article 24 of the Law “On Protection of Economic Competition” is prohibited until permission is granted for its implementation. Until such permission is granted, the participants in the concentration are obliged to refrain from actions that may lead to a restriction of competition and the impossibility of restoring its initial state.
The AMCU recognized such actions of the company as violations of paragraph 12 of Article 50 of the Law “On Protection of Economic Competition” in the form of concentrations without obtaining the relevant permits from the committee, the presence of which is necessary, and as a result of considering four cases, fined it a total of UAH 39,103,231.
According to Opendatabot, TB Fruit Capital LLC is registered in the city of Gorodok, Lviv region. It specializes in the production of fruit and vegetable juices, baby food, and the processing and canning of fruits and vegetables. The beneficiary of the company is Taras Koliankovsky.
At its meeting on Friday, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) recognized the actions of Lirans LLC, Torgovy Dom Morshinski Dzherela LLC, and Shayanski Dzherela LLC as violations of the law on protection against unfair competition due to the dissemination of false information about the drinking waters Aqua Baby, Aqua Karpaty, and Shayanska Kremniyeva, the agency’s press service reported.
The AMCU noted that it had initiated proceedings based on complaints from Oskar CJSC, which complained about the actions of its competitors, Lirans LLC and Morshynski Dzherela Trading House LLC. According to the applicant, the companies disseminated false information on product labels, websites, and/or online marketplaces, in particular about the origin of such waters from the Carpathians and/or the Morshyn deposit, about the products’ classification as mineral waters and/or waters intended for baby food, the method of production, consumer properties, and certain characteristics of Aqua Baby and Aqua Karpaty waters.
Liran LLC and Trading House Morshynski Dzherela LLC did not provide evidence to confirm the information about these waters posted in the places of distribution during the consideration of the cases. Therefore, the committee used the information provided by the Western Scientific Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
During its inspection, the AMCU identified violations in the actions of Shayanski Dzherela LLC, which is the producer and distributor of Shayanska Kremniyeva drinking water, positioned as natural mineral table water, as indicated on its label. In addition, the following information about the properties of this water is distributed: “Cares for the brain” with the note “Saturates blood vessels with silicon, makes them more elastic, thereby promoting cognitive recovery.”
Shayanska Dzherela LLC also failed to provide the AMCU with evidence to support the information distributed on the labels of Shayanska Kremniyeva water. At the same time, the State Scientific and Research Institute of Rehabilitation and Resortology of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported that Shayanska Kremniyeva water cannot be classified as natural mineral table water, since the institute has not verified the stated properties of this water.
Based on the results of consumer surveys, the AMCU determined that the information disseminated about Shayanska Kremniyeva, Aqua Baby, and Aqua Karpaty water could influence consumers’ intentions to purchase such products.
Liran LLC, Trading House Morshynski Dzherela LLC, and Shayanska Dzherela LLC, in this way, are convinced by the committee, may gain unfair competitive advantages over producers and/or sellers of natural mineral table and drinking waters that are manufactured in compliance with the requirements for the production of baby food products, as well as processed bottled drinking waters.
The AMCU recognized such actions by the companies as a violation of the law on protection against unfair competition, imposed appropriate fines on them, and obliged Torgovy Dom Morshynski Dzherela LLC and Shayanski Dzherela LLC to cease the violations.
At its meeting on September 4, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) granted permission to the private enterprise (PE) Ukrpaletsystem, which operates the UPG gas station network, to acquire control by leasing another 75 gas stations belonging to the ANP and Avias networks, which are part of the Privat group of companies.
This was announced by the head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU), Pavlo Kyrylenko, on his Facebook page.
“75 applications for permits for Ukrpaletsystem to acquire control over 75 single property complexes—gas stations—were considered at today’s meeting. Positive decisions were made on all applications,” he wrote.
In particular, the AMCU granted Ukrpaletsystem permission to lease 75 gas stations belonging to 14 companies of the Privat group: Aylong Evolution LLC, Albiland, Angel Capital, Eurotrade Expo, Jasmine Trade, Corso Town, Like Invest, Leader Finance, Newport Holding, Perspektiva Pro, Sirius Gold, Sky Project, Sorella Oil, and Taros Group.
As reported, on August 14, the AMCU granted Ukrpaletsystem permission to acquire control by leasing 46 gas stations belonging to the Privat group, 47 on July 31, and 34 on July 10.
According to AMCU Chairman Pavlo Kyrylenko, the UPG gas station chain plans to become the third key player in the fuel market alongside WOG and OKKO.
“UPG has submitted numerous applications to the committee for permission to concentrate. Based on these, we can conclude that it has ambitious plans to become the third key player in the market alongside WOG and OKKO,” he said in an interview with Neftorink.
As he explained, UPG’s strategy is to acquire assets in stages: first by leasing, then by purchasing them.
“According to our calculations, this involves more than 550 properties. But in order to acquire them, the company must again apply to the AMCU and obtain another concentration permit.
It is necessary to closely monitor how this process will take place,” he said.
UPG (Ukrainian Petrol Group) is a Ukrainian network of fuel and recreation complexes operating in 20 regions of the country. It has its own logistics infrastructure, works with direct fuel supplies from leading refineries in Europe and the US, and maintains uniform quality standards at all stages: from laboratory testing of each batch and equipment maintenance to standardized recipes at VIVO cafe.
The company was founded by Volodymyr Petrenko.
AMCU, gas station, PRIVAT, UPG
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) fined the pharmaceutical company Gledfarm LTD (Kyiv) UAH 5.421 million for providing false information about the dietary supplement Sakhnil. According to the AMCU, the information in question claimed that the dietary supplement helps normalize high blood sugar levels and improve carbohydrate metabolism, metabolism, and reproductive function.
The AMCU noted that Gledfarm LTD, while the committee was still conducting its control measures, partially changed the packaging of the dietary supplement Sakhnil, withdrew from circulation the packaging on which the disputed properties were indicated, and also appealed to pharmacies (pharmacy chains) with a request to remove this dietary supplement in this form.
At the same time, the company continued to sell the dietary supplement “Sakhnil” in packaging with the information: “helps improve carbohydrate metabolism,” which is also classified as a violation.
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine, for its part, reported that the above properties are characteristic of medicinal products, not dietary supplements.
Gledfarm LDT LLC is engaged in the wholesale trade and manufacture of pharmaceutical products. The company’s production facility, certified to GMP standards, is located in Sumy. In 2025, the company opened a logistics and production complex in the Kyiv region.
The ultimate beneficiary of the company is Radživ Gupta, co-owner of the pharmaceutical company Kusum Farm.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has allowed German logistics company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) to buy the intermodal terminal of Eurobridge Intermodal Terminal LLC, located in Batyevo, Zakarpattia region. The relevant permission was published on the AMCU website on August 7.
As previously reported, the new terminal will operate under the name HHLA Eurobridge Batiovo as a joint venture between HHLA International GmbH and Ukrainian investment company Fortior Capital LLC. HHLA will acquire a controlling stake and, together with its subsidiary METRANS, will continue to develop the terminal.
It is noted that the HHLA Eurobridge Batiovo terminal is located near the border with the EU at the intersection of several international railway corridors, in particular, Ukraine, Hungary, and Slovakia. Thanks to its access to standard (1,435 mm) and broad (1,520 mm) gauge tracks, the terminal is a good solution for connecting European and Ukrainian logistics networks.
The owner of the Fortior Capital group and beneficiary of the Fortior Finance venture funds, Fortior 207, and Intermodal Terminal Evrobridge LLC is Nikolai Nesterenko, former director of new business development at SCM, who in 2021 bought out Fortior Capital’s stake from his partner Alexander Kamyshin, who was then appointed head of Ukrzaliznytsia.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has fined Delta Medikel LLC UAH 9.5 million for misleading information on the packaging of the dietary supplement Lactofiltrum.
According to the AMCU, the committee made the decision on June 12 after looking into a complaint from Orisil-Farm LLC, which makes the dietary supplement Eliminal Gel.
The committee ordered Delta Medical to stop the violation within two months of getting the decision.
The AMCU notes that on the packaging of Lactofiltrum, Delta Medical provided false information to an unspecified group of consumers on the Internet, social networks Instagram and Facebook, and on television about the properties of this dietary supplement, in particular, regarding “cleansing the body, restoring microflora, improving skin condition,” as well as that the supplement promotes skin health and improves the condition of allergic diseases, acne, and other inflammatory skin diseases, and poisoning of various origins.
At the same time, Delta Medikel did not provide the committee with sufficient evidence to confirm the information about the properties of the dietary supplement Lactofiltrum, and the Ministry of Health reported that the claims about the therapeutic properties of the supplement were contrary to the law.
The AMCU recalls that in December 2024, Delta Medikel was already held liable for violating legislation on protection against unfair competition.
Delta Medikel, with a 5.4% share, is one of the top five leaders in the market for dietary supplements and dietary additives.
