Dear Sirs!

Company “Sladkaya Zhizn” is the leading food distributor in the Volga federal district of Russia.

Company “Sladkaya Zhizn” was founded in 1992.

Company “Sladkaya Zhizn” has the following potential:

1. Two modern Distribution Centres, total floor space 15 000 sq. m.:
• Storage area for dry grocery (+20°С) -7 500 sq. m.
• Storage chamber for fresh (0°С…+5°С) - 13000 m³
• Storage chamber for fish (-1°С…-5°С) - 1200 m³
• Storage chamber for frozen food (-20°С) - 3000 m³
2. Food deliveries to 5 000 retail outlets by own fleet within the radius of 350 km, including the Republic of Mari El and the Republic of Chuvashiya.
3. Own fleet – 300 trucks.
4. All deliveries are made with strict observance of temperature regimes.
5. Usage of cross-docking technology.
6. Company “Sladkaya Zhizn” is a partner of leading Russian and world manufacturers, including: “UNILEVER”, “Pepsi Cola”, “Mars”, “DANONE”, “Chupa-Chups”, “Dandy”, “Campina”, “Cherkizovsky meat processing plant”, “Tsaritsyno meat processing plant”, “Mikoyan”, “Orimi trade”, “Erkonproduct”, “Oleina”, “Ermann”, “Multon”, “Makfa”, “Sladko”, “Baltimor”, “Vimm-Bill-Dann”, "Angstrem”, “Gallina Blanka”, “Bonduelle”, “Nepto”, “Resta”, “Karat”, “Nedan Foods”, “Nestle foods”, “Volshebnitsa”, “Ruzanna”, “Harris”, “Zvezdny”, “Okean trading”, “Santa Bremor”, “Severnaya Companiya”, “Kvarner”, “Milk products for infants Plant”, “Troya Ultra”.
7. Our assortment contains 5 000 SKU; 3000 SKU are additionally delivered to order within 3 days.
8. Company “Sladkaya Zhizn” provides 48% of standard supermarket assortment delivering food from own Distribution Centres.
9. For the purpose of qualitative distribution Teams of Exclusive Trade Representatives of such manufacturers as “UNILEVER”, “Chupa-Chups”, “Cherkizovsky meat processing plant”, “Tsaritsyno meat processing plant”, “Multon”, “Vimm-Bill-Dann” and others work on the base of “Sladkaya Zhizn” Company.
10. Product groups presented by Company “Sladkaya Zhizn”:
• Fresh products:
• milk
• meat
• fish
• Frozen food:
• meat
• fruit, vegetables, berries, mushrooms
• Dry stock:
• confectionary
• grocery
11. In June 2006 a new warehouse was opened, the floor space is 2000 sq. m. The volume of investments was about 15 million rubles. The new warehouse was opened specifically for serving the clients of the HoReCa department: hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes. 16 trucks of the HoReCa department allow making order deliveries on the same day; this helps to raise the quality and level of service.
12. Company “Sladkaya Zhizn” offers a full range of logistic services for supermarket chains. Among our clients are the leading retail chains “SPAR” and “Perekriostok”.
13. Company turnover in year 2005 was 200 million US dollars.
14. Company “Sladkaya Zhizn” employs 1700 people.