Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

“Silpo” has opened biker-loft-style supermarket in Kyiv region

On June 6, the Silpo chain opened a new supermarket in the Kyiv region (village of Myrotske, 4 Shlyakhova St.) in a biker loft style; MOTO FEST by Silpo is scheduled to take place in the store’s parking lot on June 13, the chain’s press service told Interfax-Ukraine.

The new supermarket covers an area of 1,639 square meters and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. The “Silpo” sign mimics the outline of a motorcycle: a seat, a wheel with a stand, handlebars, and a headlight that glows at night, with graffiti featuring flames behind it. Interior details include a horse made of metal wire, a motorcycle with wheels made of pineapple rings and a headlight made of a pumpkin, and more. A special place here is occupied by a panel made of leather jackets painted with bikers’ creeds. The sketches and paintings for them were created by artist Oleksii Bondarenko, co-author of the mural “VOLIA.” At the entrance stands a column of rock posters, and the checkout lightboxes are designed in the shape of spiked wheels.

The “Silpo” team announced a motorcycle festival with an extreme riding show for June 13.

Silpo-Food LLC, which operates the Silpo chain, was established in early August 2016. According to information on the website, the chain operates 311 supermarkets in 60 cities across Ukraine and four Le Silpo delicatessens: in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa.

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 2025 increased by 13.97% compared to 2024, reaching UAH 106.013 billion, while net profit amounted to UAH 1.205 billion, compared to UAH 154.1 million for the same period the previous year.

It is part of the Fozzy Group, a commercial and industrial group with more than 825 retail outlets throughout 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 others.

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Fozzy Group has opened its 200th Thrash!Trash! store

Fozzy Group has opened its 200th Thrash!Trash! store, which has begun operations in Krasyliv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, according to the group’s press service.

The convenience store format combines a wide range of products, affordable prices, a convenient shopping experience, and the brand’s energetic atmosphere.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the chain has opened 122 new Thrash!Trash! stores. It is now represented in 107 towns and cities across 18 regions of Ukraine.

Thrash! is part of the Fozzy Group, a commercial and industrial group with more than 825 retail outlets across the country (Silpo, Fozzy, Fora, Thrash!, “Bila Romashka” pharmacy supermarkets, and E-ZOO pet stores).

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“Fozzy Group” to Hold Shareholders’ Meeting on June 2

According to Fixygen, Fozzy Group PJSC has scheduled a general meeting of shareholders for June 2, 2026, as indicated in a filing with the SMIDA disclosure system. The meeting will be held remotely.

Fozzy Group PJSC was registered on November 3, 2005, with EDRPOU code 33870713. According to OpenDataBot, the company’s authorized capital is UAH 32 million; Vladimir Kostelman is listed as the director; and its primary activity is the operation of head offices.

Fozzy Group is one of Ukraine’s largest commercial and industrial groups and ranks among the country’s leading retailers. According to OpenDataBot, the group’s network comprises over 700 retail outlets across various regions, and in addition to retail, the group operates in food production, banking services, and the restaurant business.

According to an industry review by RAU, Fozzy Group was founded by Vladimir Kostelman, Oleg Sotnikov, Yuriy Gnatenko, and Roman Chigir. The group includes the “Silpo,” “Fora,” Le Silpo, Thrash!, Favore, and Fozzy C&C chains, as well as other divisions—pharmacies, the restaurant business, agricultural assets, food production, Vostok Bank, and the logistics operator UVK.

For the Ukrainian consumer market, Fozzy Group remains one of the key players. In the context of the war, large-scale food retail fulfills not only a commercial but also an infrastructural function—it supports the supply of goods to the population, logistics, employment, and tax revenues.

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Fozzy Group to Acquire Eurotek Group’s Supermarkets

Silpo-Food LLC, which operates the Silpo chain and is part of the Fozzy Group, intends to acquire a number of assets, including real estate and equipment, belonging to the Eurotek Group, which recently announced the closure of its supermarket chains.

The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine will review Silpo-Food’s relevant statements regarding the acquisition of control over these assets at a meeting on Thursday, according to the agency’s agenda posted on its website.

As previously reported, the Eurotek Group, which operates the Fresh, Arsen, Soyuz, and Kvartal grocery chains in Ukraine, is closing its supermarket chains in Lviv and Chernihiv. The group later confirmed the chains’ exit from the market.

According to information on the Eurotek website, the group of companies also includes a real estate development and management company, as well as Alliance Market, which operates supermarket chains.

According to data from the YouControl analytical system, the owner of Alliance Market LLC is Mykhailo Veselskyi (100%).

Based on 2025 results, Alliance Market LLC increased its net loss by 27.5% compared to the previous year, to 72.9 million UAH. Net revenue grew by 21.2%, to 3 billion UAH.

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 delicatessens: in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa.

According to YouControl, the LLC’s founder 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 2025 increased by 13.9% compared to 2024—to 106 billion UAH, with net profit amounting to 1.1 billion UAH versus 154 million UAH in the previous year.

The company is part of the Fozzy Group, a retail and industrial group with over 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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Fozzy Group’s E-Zoo pet store chain opened 19 new stores in 2025

Fozzy Group opened 19 E-Zoo pet stores in 2025, increasing the number of locations by 46%, according to the company’s press service.

New E-Zoo locations appeared in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, Poltava, Odesa, Lviv, and Rivne, as well as for the first time in Sumy and Myrhorod. The chain now operates in 11 regions of Ukraine and has 60 pet stores, most of which are located in large shopping centers. The average area of pet stores is 72 square meters, and the largest location of the chain in the city of Boyarka is 160 square meters.

“Every day, each offline store in the chain is visited by about 200 guests, and the E-Zoo website by over 20,000. We are seeing growing demand for convenient, modern pet stores with a large selection and professional advice, so we continue to open new locations in different regions,” says Oleg Bilyuk, co-founder of E-Zoo.

Each E-Zoo store has a wide selection of products for animals, from food and accessories to hygiene products, equipment, and care products. About 10,000 items are available online, while each physical store has an average of 2,700 items, and large locations have up to 3,100 items. E-ZOO’s assortment includes 350 brands, 26 of which are imported by the company itself. In 2025, the chain also strengthened its cooperation with Ukrainian manufacturers, including West Vet, Ukrzovetprompostach, Pet Aroma, Practik, ESVIAR PHARM, Hat Dog, Konura, Diego, and Orner.

In 2025, E-Zoo continued to develop omnichannel services, expanded its sales channels by starting cooperation with the Kasta and liki24.com marketplaces, and introduced delivery by Ukrposhta.

In 2025, the E-Zoo network paid UAH 43.3 million in taxes and fees, of which UAH 4.2 million was a military levy that directly supports Ukraine’s defense. According to YouControl, in January-September 2025, the company received UAH 426 million 897.7 thousand in net income, which is 78% more than in the same period of 2024, while the net loss amounted to UAH 58,955,100, compared to UAH 36,596,900 for the three quarters of 2024.

E-Zoo is a chain of pet stores that is part of the Fozzy Group. It operates in an omnichannel format: pet products are available both in physical stores and online with door-to-door delivery. Currently, the chain has 60 stores in 11 regions of Ukraine.

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Fozzy Group launches offline wellness store under Bila Romashka brand

The Bila Romashka pharmacy chain (part of Fozzy Group) opened its first wellness space in the village of Lisnyky near Kyiv on Thursday, the company’s press service reported.

“We have created an offline space that differs from a regular pharmacy or cosmetics store with a special assortment that previously could only be ordered online,” explained Natalia Smaglyuk, CEO of the Bila Romashka chain, whose words are quoted in the release.

The new Bila Romashka space is an offline store for health and beauty products with a wide selection of certified dietary supplements, vitamins, CBD, natural skincare cosmetics, hygiene products, and balanced nutrition products. Currently, the assortment includes almost 2,000 items from 43 brands from the US, France, Korea, Spain, Greece, and Ukraine. Among them are Thorne, Solaray, Nature’s Way, Apivita, Weleda, Now, VVBETTER, Dr. Althea, Panfruit, The Elements, and others. The store will also exclusively feature products from the Ukrainian brand Vitalis Balance. The entire range has been carefully selected by specialists with pharmaceutical expertise.

A consultant will work alongside the pharmacist in the store.

The Bila Romashka pharmacy chain (Fozzy Farm LLC) was established in 2001 and is part of the Fozzy Group. Currently, the chain has 95 pharmacies and one wellness space in 47 locations across Ukraine.

According to YouControl, at the end of the third quarter of 2025, the company received a net income of UAH 1.1 billion, which is 25% higher than in the same period last year, and its net loss amounted to UAH 110 million 567 thousand against UAH 61 million 708 thousand in the third quarter of 2024.

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