Kyiv confectionery factory "Roshen", formerly known as the Karl Marx Kyiv Confectionery Factory[1] is the largest confectionery company in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the most important subdivision of the Roshen Confectionery Corporation.[2]
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, pastille, jam, gingerbread, tea biscuits, and other sweets.[3]
In 1923, it was named after Karl Marx by the Soviet authorities in order to celebrate his 105th anniversary.
Petro Poroshenko acquired control over the factory soon after its privatization in the 1990s, making it the basis for the future Roshen Corporation; a major modernization with Western equipment followed.