Kyiv confectionery factory "Roshen" (), formerly known as the Karl Marx Kyiv Confectionery Factory () is the largest

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company in

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, and the most important subdivision of the Roshen Confectionery Corporation.

History

The factory was founded in 1874 by Valentin Yefimov. In 1875, it had 24 yards and 200 workers were engaged in production. The production volume was about 200 tons per year. The factory produced chocolate, dragees, candies, caramel, marmalade,

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, jam, gingerbread, tea biscuits, and other sweets. In 1923, it was named after

Karl Marx Karl Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, political theorist, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. He is best-known for the 1848 pamphlet '' The Communist Manifesto'' (written with Friedrich Engels) ...

by the

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authorities in order to celebrate his 105th anniversary.

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acquired control over the factory soon after its

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in the 1990s, making it the basis for the future Roshen Corporation; a major modernization with Western equipment followed. In 2009 closed joint-stock company "Karl Marx Kyiv Confectionery Factory" was renamed to public company ""Kyiv confectionery factory "Roshen"". The project to revitalize part of the Roshen factory won a bronze medal at the prestigious International Design Awards (IDA).

Products

The factory produces more than 100 different products of

, including a variety of

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, candies,

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, and fruit jellies. Among the factory's best-known

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s are: "

Kyiv cake The Kyiv cake ( ) is a dessert cake produced in Kyiv, Ukraine since December 6, 1956Вечерние Вести. . Retrieved 2012-12-06. by the Karl Marx Confectionery Factory which is now a subsidiary of the Roshen corporation. The cake has e ...

"; "Kyiv Vechirniy" chocolate and nut candies; "Chaika", "Teatralnyi" and "Alionka" plain

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bars and other products.

References

External links

Kyiv Confectionery Factory
Factory's page on Roshen Corporation website Ukrainian chocolate companies Confectionery companies of Ukraine Food and drink companies of the Soviet Union Manufacturing companies based in Kyiv Companies established in 1874 1874 establishments in the Russian Empire Companies nationalised by the Soviet Union {{Ukraine-company-stub