Roshen facts for kids
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Native name
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Кондитерська корпорація «Роше́н»
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | confectionery |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Petro Poroshenko |
| Headquarters | , |
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Area served
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Europe, Asia, North America |
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Key people
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Petro Poroshenko |
| Products | 350 various types of confectionery |
| Revenue |  USD 311.3 million (2020) |
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Number of employees
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10,000 (2012, including subsidiaries) |
Roshen Confectionery Corporation is a big company from Ukraine that makes lots of sweets. Its name comes from its owner, Petro Poroshenko. He was also the president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019.
Roshen has factories in Ukrainian cities like Kyiv and Vinnytsia. They also have factories in Budapest, Hungary, and Klaipėda, Lithuania.
In 2012, Roshen was one of the top 20 biggest candy companies in the world. They make a huge amount of sweets every year. Roshen sends its delicious products to many countries. These include Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Poland, Germany, and the United States.
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Who Owns and Manages Roshen?
When Petro Poroshenko became the president of Ukraine in 2014, he said he would sell Roshen. This was to avoid any "conflict of interest." A conflict of interest means a person's private business might affect their public decisions.
He decided to let a company called N M Rothschild & Sons manage his shares. This company is owned by the Rothschild family. In 2016, he signed an agreement to transfer his shares to a "blind trust." This means he would not know how the company was being managed.
Roshen's History
When Russia Stopped Imports
In July 2013, Russia stopped allowing Roshen products into their country. They said there were problems with how the products were labeled. Other countries like Kazakhstan and Belarus checked Roshen products. They did not find any problems.
Later, Russia said the products were safe. But they mentioned issues with how some ingredients were used. In March 2014, a Roshen factory in Lipetsk, Russia, was closed. The people who worked there thought it was because of political reasons.
In April 2017, the Lipetsk factory stopped making sweets completely. This meant about 700 people lost their jobs. In February 2024, a court decided that the Lipetsk factory would become owned by the Russian state.
Changes in Production
Roshen closed its factory in Mariupol, Ukraine, in 2015. This was because it was too close to the Donbas war area. Also, Russia's ban on imports made it hard to keep the factory running.
In March 2012, Roshen started working with a company in Hungary called "Bonbonetti." They began making products together there.
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Roshen's Sweet Products
The name "ROSHEN" is the main brand for all the company's products. It comes from the owner's last name, Poroshenko. ROSHEN makes more than 350 different kinds of sweets.
Their products include:
- Chocolate and jelly sweets
- Caramel and toffee
- Chocolate bars
- Biscuits and wafers
- Sponge rolls, pastries, and cakes
Every year, Roshen produces around 300,000 tonnes of confectionery. In 2013, they made about 410,000 tonnes of sweets.
See also
In Spanish: Roshen para niños
