Natur Produkt is a top five Russian pharmacy retail
chain and a leading manufacturer of branded pharmaceutical
products. The company is headquartered in St. Petersburg
and has operations in Russia, Baltic States, six CIS
states, Finland and Netherlands. To finance its expansion
plans, the company successfully placed a $35 million
ruble bond issue.
As of October 2006, the company’s retail network is
represented by over 180 stores in Moscow, St. Petersburg,
Kazan, Voronezh, Samara, Omsk and eight more Russian
regions. The company plans to have 215 stores by year-end
2006 and open some 70-80 new stores per year. In June
2006, the company started the re-branding (refit)
of its pharmacy chain under the new brand name of
“Zdorovye Lyudi” (“Healthy People”).
The company currently markets more than 150 products
under the Natur Produkt brand. The products are manufactured
in Western Europe (France, the Netherlands, etc.),
both at Natur Produkt’s own production facilities
and by contract manufacturers. Natur Produkt plans
to strengthen its leadership in the most dynamic segments
of the Russian pharmaceutical market: namely, the
functional food and drinks and biologically active
additives.
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