Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

“Lutsk Foods” Plans to Allocate 20.48 Mln UAH for Dividend Payments

PJSC “Lutsk Foods,” which manufactures sauces, ketchups, mustard, and mayonnaise, intends to rescind the decision of the remote general meeting of shareholders held on April 29, 2024, regarding the non-payment of dividends based on the results of operations in 2023, and to allocate 20.48 million UAH of retained earnings to pay dividends for 2022–2023.

The company reported this in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC).
According to the draft resolution, it is proposed to allocate 9.26 million UAH for dividend payments based on the 2022 financial results and 11.21 million UAH for 2023. The total dividend amount will be 0.32 UAH per share.

It is proposed that the dividends be paid through the Ukrainian depository system in a single lump sum no later than the deadlines specified by current Ukrainian legislation.
The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of “Lutsk Foods” will be held remotely on September 28, 2026.

PJSC “Lutsk Foods” was founded in 1997 on the basis of the Lutsk City Food Combine, established in 1945. It manufactures a wide range of tomato paste-based sauces, as well as ketchup, adjika, mustard, mayonnaise, and various types of vinegar under the “Runa,” “Ridnyi Krai,” and “Sribnytsia” brand names. Since 2009, it has been collaborating with a number of retail chains and producing over 40 product items under their private labels. PJSC “Lutsk Foods” exports its products to markets in more than 20 countries.

According to Opendatabot, in 2025, PJSC “Lutsk Foods” reported revenue of 840.7 million UAH and net income of 39.4 million UAH. The company employs 325 people.

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Sixth “Food Business” conference will take place in May

If product quality and food safety are your area of responsibility, then May 28–29 is your event.

For the sixth year in a row, the “Food Business” conference brings together those who are responsible for quality and safety at Ukrainian food companies on a daily basis—those who implement standards, make tough decisions, and ensure that Ukrainian products can compete effectively on international shelves.

What’s in store for you?

Day 1 – panel discussions and case studies from quality directors at leading food market companies: Askania Beverage, Rud JSC, Pripravka, Kyiv BKK, ECO MARKET, and others.

Current topics that are already shaping the future of the industry:

  • New FSSC 22000 v7 requirements and adapting to them
  • HACCP: Is the Ukrainian model truly outdated?
  • Fines for labeling violations from the AMCU and the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection – how to avoid ending up on this list
  • Counterfeiting 2.0 and VACCP in wartime conditions
  • How to prevent an innovative product from becoming a costly mistake
  • ESG in agri-food production: a partner requirement or a real advantage?

Day 2 – Industrial Visit: a trip to a food processing plant, a live “expert-to-expert” exchange of experiences, and lunch among like-minded professionals.

Networking with colleagues from across Ukraine—auditors, technologists, quality department managers, suppliers, and retailers.

The event is organized by the professional e-magazine “Quality Management”.

Registration is open: https://www.events.techmedia.com.ua/foodbusiness26

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Open4business is the event’s media partner.

President Zelenskyy urged French business to invest in food industry of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has called on French business to invest in the Ukrainian food industry.
Speaking by video link at the “Solidarity with the Ukrainian People” conference in Paris on Tuesday, Zelensky recalled that this year “through joint efforts we managed to stop the unfolding of the global food crisis.”
“We have already exported more than 13 million tons of grain. Thanks to our Grain from Ukraine initiative, we will help the poorest countries,” he said.
“But we also send humanitarian cargo to export, mostly raw materials, and we can send processed products. Right now there is a need to build a whole industry that will be export-oriented and definitely have consumers, and definitely give profit,” Zelensky said.
It would be right, he said, “if French business has already assessed the prospects and came to Ukraine. The same is in the energy, machine building, defense industry, transport and other industries.

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UKRAINE MAKES 1.25 MLN TONNES OF SUGAR

Sugar production in Ukraine as of December 17 amounted to 1.25 million tonnes (more by 110,000 tonnes for the period on December 3-17), in general, 8.87 million tonnes of sugar beet (more by 720,000 tonnes) were processed, according to the website of the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers.
According to the data on the website of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, as of December 17, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 10.53 million tonnes of sugar beet (98.8% of the forecast) with a yield of 469.7 centners/ha.
Thus, at the moment, 84.2% of the sugar beet harvested in the current season has been processed.

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