Sandora LLC () is a
Ukrainian juice company based in
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv ( ), also known as Nikolaev ( ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and a hromada (municipality) in southern Ukraine. Mykolaiv is the Administrative centre, administrative center of Mykolaiv Raion (Raions of Ukraine, district) and Myk ...
,
Ukraine
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. Founded in 1995, the company currently holds a 47 percent share of the Ukrainian juice market. In September 2007, American-based
PepsiCo, Inc. purchased 80 percent ownership of Sandora's company holdings. In November 2007, PepsiAmericas, Inc. and PepsiCo, Inc. jointly acquired the remaining 20% of Sandora. PepsiAmericas held a 60% interest in Sandora, and PepsiCo held 40% interest in Sandora. PepsiCo acquired PepsiAmericas in 2010 and took full ownership of Sandora.
History
In 1995, Lithuanian businessmen Ihor Bezzub and Raymondas Tumenas provided start-up capital for the implementation of a business plan to Serhiy Sypko, a lecturer at
Mykolaiv University of Shipbuilding. Production started the following year. In 2000, a puree and semifinished product production was launched.
In 2007, one of the most important deals on the FMCG market in Ukraine was concluded, worth USD 678 million. PepsiCo acquired the largest juice producer, Sandora.
This provided opportunities to develop production in Ukraine and establish the processing of seasonal vegetables and fruits through further investments. For example, in 2009-2010, the company started producing Pepsi, 7UP and Lipton Ice Tea. In 2014, the company launched a snack line for the production of Xpycteam crisps and started producing Mirinda. In 2019, the company's production facilities started producing Lay's crisps.
See also
*
List of food companies
This is a list of food companies, current and past businesses involved in food production or processing.
Africa
* All Joy Foods
* Bakers (bakery), Bakers
* BOS Ice Tea
* Cevital
* Choppies
* Clover Industries, Clover
* Colcom Foods
* Distel ...
References
Drink companies of Ukraine
Companies based in Mykolaiv Oblast
PepsiCo subsidiaries
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