Meeting of the Vice-Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Torebaeva with representatives of the Federal network "X5 Retail Group"

The Trade Representation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Russian Federation organized and held negotiations between the Vice-Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kairat Torebayev and representatives of the Federal network "X5 Retail Group", Director of the International Department, Department for the Development of Relations with Public Authorities "X5 Retail Group" Maria Exler and the head of the Sourcing Department "X5 Retail Group" Denis Sinitsyn in order to establish supplies of Kazakh products, exchange experience in creating and managing the distribution system of the network and visit to Noginsk of the flagship distribution center "X5 Retail Group".

During the meeting, the prospects of cooperation and the organization of deliveries of a number of goods from Kazakhstan were discussed. These are fruits and vegetables, textiles and clothing, food products.

According to K. Torebayev, large-scale work is being carried out in Kazakhstan to promote exports to foreign markets. In particular, for the withdrawal of enterprises to large foreign retail chains, including the Russian direction. Thus, X5 Retail Group has established direct relations with such fruit and vegetable producers as: Green Land Alatau LLP, Ecoinvest LLP, Agro Impex LLP, Eurasian Ecoproduct LLP, Ecoculture Files LLP, NAC LLP, Alma Trade LLP, Fruit Trade LLP, Greenhouse Kazakhstan LLP, Greenhouse Qaztomat LLP, MCC Trade LLP, as well as juice producer LLP "Dala Fruit", texil products of "Azala" LLP, meat of "Kazmyaso" LLP and "MeetKing" LLP, and other companies with which work has been established or are at the stage of signing supply contracts.

Representatives of the Federal network "X5 Retail Group" expressed interest in long-term work on the organization of supplies of products from the Republic of Kazakhstan and are ready to exchange analytical information and experience on the organization of the commodity distribution system. Thus, it was proposed to work out the issue of organizing the acceptance of quality control on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to simplify the supply chain for Kazakhstani manufacturers.

In addition, the Trade Representative Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Russian Federation organized a visit to a large retail chain of hypermarkets "Auchan", a chain of stores for healthy food" VkusVill", as well as a food retail chain" Dixie " in order to get acquainted with the work of retail chains and the range of products presented.

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X5 Retail Group is the leading grocery retail company in Russia. Manages a portfolio of brands of chain stores "Pyaterochka", "Perekrestok", "Karusel", "Chizhik", digital businesses "Perekrestok For Future use", "About", 5Post, as well as a network of 45 distribution centers with their own logistics services, direct import.