Food distribution in Russia & the CIS — Market entry through a partner with its own infrastructure.

When sanctions pushed most Western distributors out of Russia, CGC Global built its own food and beverage distribution there instead: product registration, cold chain and approved international payment corridors, run from Moscow. 15,000+ points of sale.

St Basil's Cathedral on Red Square, Moscow, on a snowy evening — Plate 01 Moscow — distribution hub (MOW). Russia and CIS markets.

15,000+ points of sale Russia and the CIS

6 retail partners leading retail groups and quick commerce

6–12 months to shelf registration included

01The opportunity

A premium-margin market most brands cannot reach.

Russia is one of Europe’s largest consumer markets: more than 140 million people, with strong demand for premium food and drink, and it has long paid premium margins to global brands. Today most Western brands cannot reach it: banking restrictions, regulatory complexity and reputational concerns have pushed their distribution partners out.

That gap is what CGC Global built for. We run our own operation in Russia under approved international structures, in full regulatory compliance, so the brands we partner with can sell there with their margins intact.

02Four pillars

What the Moscow operation covers.

01
Regulatory compliance

EAC (Eurasian Conformity) product registration, compliant labelling, customs clearance and the certifications each food category needs.
02
Cold-chain distribution

National cold-chain coverage from Moscow, through direct relationships with the logistics providers that serve the leading chains.
03
Secure payment corridors

Approved international payment structures: CGC collects from the Russian chains and settles with the brand owner abroad.
04
Direct retail relationships

Buyer relationships with X5 (Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, Chizhik) and Magnit, Russia’s two largest retail groups by store count.

Retail partners in Russia

Samokat

03Proof

Proven with Franuí.

Franuí is the proof. An Argentinian frozen confection that no Russian shopper had heard of went on sale in Russia on our own registration, cold-chain and payment infrastructure, with payments collected and settled by CGC.

The same infrastructure is available to every brand we partner with.

Categories that win in Russia

Russian shoppers favour functional drinks with a gut-health claim, high-protein snacks, premium frozen desserts, novelty confectionery and viral Asian formats: categories that suit both the palate and the margin.