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“Silpo” Launches Ukraine’s First Traveling Food Festival

The “Silpo” supermarket chain is launching Ukraine’s first traveling food festival, Bragary’s Chicken Circus, according to the company’s press service.

Bragarya’s Chicken Circus will feature performances by acrobats, clowns, and ring performers, street performances, and new culinary offerings from Silpo. The tour across Ukrainian cities is scheduled to run through the end of 2026. The first stop will be Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region, where the festival will run from May 22 to June 7 near the Rosava Palace of Culture. The festival grounds will feature several zones where food and entertainment will intertwine in Silpo’s signature style. The venue will feature food courts highlighting chicken and signature dishes, relaxation areas, and over 10 attractions inspired by a chicken theme: from “Chicken Race” to a rodeo on a giant chicken. In addition, visitors will be able to play “aerocoke,” throw a puck in “curling,” wander through a maze, and take photos near special zones and art installations.

Tickets for “Bragarya’s Chicken Circus” in Bila Tserkva are now available on the website and in the “Silpo” app. Admission is free for combat veterans, individuals with war-related disabilities, and children under 4 years of age. The rest of the itinerary will be announced later.

Silpo-Food LLC, which operates the Silpo chain, was established in early August 2016. According to information on the website, the chain operates 310 supermarkets in 60 cities across Ukraine and four Le Silpo delicatessen markets: in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa.

According to YouControl, the founder of the LLC is PJSC “Retail Capital” (100%, Kyiv), a closed-end, non-diversified venture corporate investment fund. The ultimate beneficiary is Volodymyr Kostelman.

Silpo-Food’s revenue for the first nine months of 2025 increased by 13.8% compared to the same period in 2024—to UAH 75.87 billion; net profit amounted to UAH 956.6 million, compared to a net loss of UAH 767.1 million for the same period the previous year.

It is part of the Fozzy Group, a retail and industrial group with more than 825 retail outlets across the country. The company operates retail chains of various formats: Silpo supermarkets, Fozzy wholesale hypermarkets, Fora neighborhood stores, Thrash! discounters, Bila Romashka pharmacy supermarkets, and E-ZOO pet stores.

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