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| Industry | Drinks |
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| Founded | 1885 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Oleg Kotelnikov, CEO |
| Products | Alcoholic beverages |
| Parent | SPI Group |
| Website | permalko |
Joint-Stock Company Permalko (Russian:Открытое акционерное общество «Пермалко»,lit. 'Okrytkoye aktsionernoye obshchestvo Permalko') is one of the leading distilleries inPerm andPerm Kray. The company is in the top 20 list ofvodka and spirits producers inRussia.
On 1 January 1895, the first state distillery inPerm was founded.[1] It was the beginning of state wine trading inPerm Governorate. For some period of time, it was operated under the nameWinery No. 12.
By February 1900 a state wine warehouse was built nearby (by architectA. B. Turchevitch) (nowadays the building is a monument of architecture of regional significance[2][3]).
During theRussian Revolution and theRussian Civil War, there was a restrictive policy on the production and sale of alcohol. The order of 8 November 1917 prohibited the production and trade of alcohol in the country, and the plant ceased operations. The part that produced alcohol was closed, and the equipment was dismantled.[4]
In 1926, when the newly formed Soviet state began economic activity, the plant resumed operations. In Soviet times, the plant was renamed «Perm Spirits Producer».
DuringWorld War II, part of the enterprise was given to theUkrainian mechanical engineering plant. On 24 October 1945, the mechanical plant was moved back to Ukraine, the main building and several service areas were destroyed.[5]
The peak of production was in the 1960s — mid-1980s when the followingvodka brands were delivered:Moskovskaya,Stolichnaya, Russkaya, Posolskaya, and others. The assortment included approximately 60 product names, including variouspunches and sweet and semi-sweetliqueurs.
During 1985–1987, an anti-alcohol campaign with partial prohibition, known as the"dry law", was carried out, so the plant had to significantly reduce its production[citation needed]
In 1993, as a result of privatization, Perm Spirits Producer became a public company and got its current name «Permalko». In those days, the plant's shares were mainly held by the administration of thePerm region.
In 2005, the administration announced the privatization of its shareholdings.[6]
In 2006, the company went private; the majority stake was acquired bySPI Group.[7][8]
In the same year, a new bottling house was equipped with Italian and German machines; since September 2007, Permalko has been using the low-temperature technology in alcohol production.[9]
Permalko has a wide sales geography: CIS countries, the USA, Europe and Africa.[10][11][12][13]
All the drinks are based on Lux and Alfaspirits supplied by the distillery of Talvis.[14][15]
In the production process natural ingredients such as alemon zest,pine nuts,walnuts, ashberries,cranberries andhoney are used. All the products are certified in compliance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 22000:2005.[16] Some of vodka brands are covered by theOrthodox Unionkosher certificate.
Permalko has been in the top list of the Russian leading liqueur and vodka producers for more than ten years[17][18][19]
Permalko spirits won international tasting awards in countries such as the USA, Hong Kong, Germany, England, and France.
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