PrJSC MHP facts for kids
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| Private joint-stock-company | |
| Industry | Agriculture, Foodtech |
| Founded | 1998 |
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Ukraine
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Area served
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World Wide |
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Key people
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Yuriy Kosiuk (Founder, CEO) |
PrJSC MHP is a large Ukrainian company that works with food and farming. It's often called just MHP. Over 32,000 people work for MHP in Ukraine and other countries. In 2024, Forbes Ukraine said MHP was one of the top 10 best places to work in Ukraine.
MHP's main office is in Kyiv, Ukraine. They grow food, make food products, and sell them in stores. They have factories in Ukraine and other countries like the Netherlands, the UK, and Saudi Arabia. In 2008, MHP was the first farming company from Ukraine to sell shares on the London Stock Exchange. This helped them get money to grow their business. The company was started by Yuriy Kosiuk, who is still in charge.
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What MHP Does
MHP is one of the biggest chicken producers in Europe. They are also ranked 8th in the world for poultry production.
MHP sends more than half of its products to over 70 countries around the world. Their main customers are in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. They have more than 25 places to store and move products in Ukraine and other countries. MHP is also one of Ukraine's top sellers of cooking oils, like sunflower oil.
MHP has many different food brands. Some of their well-known brands include Nasha Ryaba, Apetytna, Super Fileo, and Qualiko.
MHP's Journey
MHP has grown a lot since it started. Here are some important steps in its history:
- 1998: Yuriy Kosiuk started the company, first called Myronivsky Hliboproduct. They bought a large grain and feed factory.
- 1999: MHP bought the Peremoha Poultry Farm. This was the start of them making a lot of chicken meat.
- 2002: They launched their famous brand of chilled chicken meat, Nasha Ryaba.
- 2003: MHP was the first Ukrainian company to get a loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). This money helped them make their factories bigger and better.
- 2005: MHP bought Zernoproduct, a company that grows grains and raises dairy cows.
- 2006: MHP finished building one of Ukraine's largest meat processing plants, called Myronivka Meat Processing Plant Lehko!. This factory makes easy-to-cook and ready-to-eat meals.
- 2008: MHP became the first Ukrainian farming company to sell its shares on the London Stock Exchange. This was a big step for the company. They also added meat and sausage products under the Bashchynskyi brand.
- 2010: MHP started building the Vinnytsia Poultry Farm. This farm later became the largest chicken production facility in Europe.
- 2011: MHP started a project to build a biogas plant. This plant uses chicken waste to create energy, which helps the company be more energy-efficient.
- 2012: The first part of the Vinnytsia Poultry Farm was finished and started working.
- 2013: MHP started sending its products to countries in the European Union.
- 2014: MHP started showing its products at big food exhibitions around the world, like GULFOOD in Dubai and SIAL in Paris. They also launched the Qualiko brand for international sales.
- 2016: MHP opened its first office and factory in the Netherlands, which helped them enter the European market.
- 2017: MHP changed its company logo and look.
- 2018: MHP started talks to buy Perutnina Ptuj Group, a big chicken company in Southeast Europe. They also began building Biogas Ladyzhyn, which is Europe's largest biogas complex for processing chicken waste.
- 2019: MHP bought Perutnina Ptuj Group. The company also started to focus more on making ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat food products.
- 2020: MHP launched new types of stores and restaurants, like MeatMarket stores and Döner Market.
- 2023: MHP became the largest taxpayer in Ukraine's farming sector, meaning they paid the most taxes.
- 2024: MHP was named one of Ukraine's top 5 largest investors by Forbes. They also launched a new brand called Super Filleo, which offers boneless chicken thigh fillet. MHP also started a new service called MHP Food Service to help other businesses with food for their employees and events.
Where MHP Works
MHP has operations in Ukraine and other countries.
Ukraine
In Ukraine, MHP makes and sells many food products. These include fresh and frozen chicken meat, processed meat products, cooking oils (like sunflower and soybean oil), and animal feed. They make everything from chilled chicken to pizza and ready-to-eat meals.
MHP owns about 360,000 hectares of farmland across 12 regions in Ukraine.
The Balkans
MHP also has a strong presence in the Balkans through Perutnina Ptuj. This company is a major producer of chicken and meat products in countries like Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Perutnina Ptuj also has distribution centers in other European countries, sending products to 15 different nations.
MHP helps Perutnina Ptuj by sharing its best ways of working and producing food. This has helped Perutnina Ptuj become even stronger and more efficient. Their main brands in this region are Perutnina Ptuj and Poli.
Helping Communities
MHP believes in helping the communities where it operates.
Supporting Employees and Veterans
For employees who serve in the military, MHP makes sure they keep their jobs and continue to get paid. The company also helps their families and provides support like medical care and financial aid. When soldiers return, MHP helps them with health checks, rehabilitation, and finding new jobs if needed.
MHP Eco Energy
MHP is also focused on being environmentally friendly. Since 2011, they have been working on projects to create sustainable energy. MHP has three biogas complexes, two in Ukraine and one in the Balkans. These facilities use waste from chicken production to create clean, green energy. This helps reduce harmful gases and also produces natural fertilizers for farming.
In 2019, the first part of the Biogas Ladyzhyn complex started working. It's one of the largest biogas plants in Europe that uses chicken waste to make energy. MHP is also working with the UK government on new ways to produce biogas using microalgae.
Protecting Water
MHP cares about reducing how much water it uses. They regularly check and maintain their water systems. They also use modern technology to clean wastewater. In 2021, the water they released in Ukraine was clean and met all environmental rules.
There were some discussions in the media about MHP's facilities near Kaniv and the Rosava river. However, studies done by MHP and Cherkasy State Technological University found no pollution caused by MHP in the river near its operations. MHP has also installed advanced wastewater treatment systems from a Dutch company.
Community Development
MHP works with many groups to help communities grow. They give money, products, and services, and their employees volunteer. In 2021, MHP's charitable foundation was renamed the MHP - Hromady Sustainable Development Fund. This fund supports:
- Micro-grants: Small grants for local projects and small businesses to help solve problems in villages and towns.
- Culture and Education: Projects that help strengthen Ukrainian identity.
- Environment: Projects that encourage people to protect nature.
- Public Health: The "Doctor for the Village" project helps people in remote areas get good medical care.
Some of their projects include:
- Open-Air Cinema: A tour that brought Ukrainian movies to 43 villages and small towns that don't have cinemas.
- Green Planet with MHP: A project that plants trees to create parks and green spaces in communities. In 2020 and 2021, over 33,000 tree seedlings were planted.
MHP During the War in Ukraine
Since the full-scale war started in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, MHP has faced many challenges. It became difficult to move products because ports were closed and roads were dangerous. MHP had to produce less chicken.
On March 12, 2022, a warehouse rented by MHP in the Kyiv region caught fire due to shelling. Over 3,000 tons of frozen chicken products were lost. MHP also temporarily stopped operations at its "Ukrainian Bacon" meat processing plant in the Donetsk region due to fighting.
Despite these difficulties, MHP has continued to operate. They play a very important role in making sure Ukraine has enough food. The company has provided about 11,000 tons of free chicken products, other food, and supplies as part of its humanitarian mission to help people in Ukraine.
Support from International Organizations
MHP works with big international financial groups like the EBRD, EIB, and IFC. These groups use money from their member countries to help businesses grow in developing countries like Ukraine. They have rules about social and environmental standards.
In 2019, the EBRD stopped giving money to MHP because MHP was exporting more chicken to the EU than allowed by certain agreements. Also, in 2018, people living near MHP's Vinnytsia poultry farm complained to the IFC and EBRD. This led to ongoing discussions to try and solve the issues.
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