Membership advantages for brewing companies

The Union was  an initiator of key legislative amendments in the brewing market of the RF directed to the development of the Russian independent brewing business thanks to which volume ratio of Russian and foreign brewing productions changed radically. The share of independent brewing companies in the total production volume increased from 7% to 30% and its number exceeded one thousand.

The Union stands for state policy amendment towards small (up to 50.000 daL), medium (up to 300.000 daL) and large (over 300.000 daL) local independent brewing businesses:

– introduction of differentiated excise taxes for Russian independent brewing companies depending on the production volume, including an imputed excise tax/patent system for small brewing business;

– strengthening dialogue with regional and federal authorities, including “Rosalcoholregulation”;

– voting power of representatives of the Russian independent brewing companies in the Expert and Public council of FS “Rosalcoholregulation” and Working group for improving competitiveness and regulation of the alcohol market.

2. The Union is an interaction and dialogue platform for companies of the production chain “malting barley – beer” with regional and federal authorities:

– awarding of Certificates of Merit by the FS “Rosalcoholregulation”, the Ministry of Agriculture of the RF, relevant committees, the State Duma and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;

– an organizer of All-Russian brewing competition “ROSGLAVPIVO” – the Best Russian Beer  www.rosglavpivo.com;

– an organizer of the International Field Day “Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer of Russia”, http://barley-malt.ru/?cat=9;

– an organizer of the International scientific and research conference “Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer of Russia”. The conference is supported by Technical Universities of Munich and Berlin http://barley-malt.ru/?cat=8;

– an organizer of the competition “the Best Russian malting barley producer”, http://barley-malt.ru/?cat=117;

– a co-organizer of Russia’s trade fair for beverage production BevialeMoscow, www.beviale-moscow.com.

The Union affords the following privileges to members:

Free participation in business events of the Union,

Free participation in “Beer get-together” – a quarterly private tasting and entertainment event for members, partners and friends of Barley, Malt, Hops and Beer Union held in the Moscow restaurant “Beer house” G&M Brauhaus (Moscow, Novoslobodskaya 16a).

Participation in All-Russian brewing competition “ROSGLAVPIVO” – the Best Beer of Russia at a discount of 50%.

Participation in the largest international competition “European Beer Star”, filing up registration documents in the Russian language and sending beers to the Union followed by custom processing and shipment to Germany.

VIP-participation in international exhibitions as Drinktec in Munich and BrauBeviale in Nurnberg: visa support, free entrance, free meals in the VIP-restaurant, participation in exhibition arrangements, including invitation tickets to the banquet “Winners’ night” devoted to awarding of European Beer Star winners.   

Also the Union organizes trips to German Field Days DLG, Green Week, BrauBeviale, Drinktec, Oktoberfest etc.

3. The Union represents interests of his members in the federal legislative and executive authorities.

President of the Union A. Mordovin is:

– a member of the Council for agricultural and environmental issues of the Federation Committee  of the RF, a leader of the sector “Viticulture development, alcohol market regulation”;

– a member of the Public Council of the Ministry of Agriculture of the RF;

– a Russian representative of the Scientific and research center for high quality food and brewing products  “Weihenstephan” of the Munich Technical University;

– and also a member of the Expert Council of the State Duma Committee for Agrarian Issues, the Expert Council of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service, “Rosalcoholregulation”, Working group for logistic support of the agro-food market, a member of the Council of “Gossortcommission” of the Ministry of Agriculture of the RF.

4. Partners of the Union are the most prestigious foreign and Russian scientific institutions:

– Moscow State Food University;

– Vavilov Institute of General Genetics;

– Federal research center “Vavilov all-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources” of the Russian Academy of Science;

– Munich Technical University;

– Berlin Technical University;

5. Global international companies – over 500 raw material and equipment producers for malting barley, malt and hops industry are members of the Union;

6. The Union represents interests of his members in the federal legislative and executive authorities via regional representatives of the Central Black Earth region, Ryazan, Smolensk, Bryansk, Tula, Vladimir, Yaroslavl regions, the Republics of Mordovia, Tatarstan, Chuvashia and Altai Krai.