Presentation
Importer and Distributor of elite
alcohol in Alef Corporation
“Akvavit” LLC -
is the spirits&wine importing and distributing
division in the multi-business company, Trading-Industry Corporation
“Alef”
“Akvavit” - one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of elite
alcohol in the territory of Ukraine.
“Akvavit” - is a reliable and promising business partner, who is
developing steadily.
“Akvavit” has established an adjusted distribution system in 18
regions of Ukraine, its own logistics, fleet which includes 57 vehicles
and serves more than 9000 outlets throughout Ukraine.
More than 200 highly skilled sales representatives and supervisors
are involved in the offices of “Akvavit” promotion of the products.
“Akvavit” LLC is the exclusive and official distributor of leading brands
from manufacturers of alcohol, offering to Ukrainian consumers a wide
range of all categories of alcoholic beverages.
History of the company
History of the company has its origins in the distant 1998, when the first samples
of import alcohol for the further selling were delivered to Ukraine under the
importing and distributing forces of Alef Corporation. At that time the company
became known as Trade House ARDA and operated under that name until 2010.
In 2010, as a result of the rapid expansion of product range, which covers all
aspects of “Elite” area it was decided to split the company into two components.
The result – at the end of 2010 Trading House was divided into “Arda-Trading”
LLC and “Akvavit” LLC.
Today “Akvavit” has a broad portfolio of brands of companies that specialize in
selling elite beverages: wine, whiskey, cognac, tequila, gin from the leading
producers.
Products market coverage of "Akvavit" is steadily growing, which gives the
company the right to claim confidently about leading position in the Ukrainian
market of elite alcohol.
The best wines produced by wine houses of France, Italy, Spain, Chile and other
countries of the New World - more than 1,000 items are of particular interest to
the domestic market. The company's portfolio also includes Georgian wine,
TM"Agmarti" from the manufacturer Palavani, famous since 1995.
The mission of “Akvavit” - providing only the best lovers with
world-renowned brands of alcohol beverages. Brands represented by
the company enjoyed the same success with consumers, who
appreciate, above all, quality, style and taste.
The philosophy of "Akvavit" is based on raising awareness
among the Ukrainians of the world elite of alcohol, national traditions,
bringing good taste and high culture of consumption of the legendary
beverages, once preferred by such greats as Winston Churchill, Lord
Byron, Oscar Wilde and others.
Portfolio of the brands
The portfolio of “Akvavit” company includes the most requested and popular
brands of world renown. One of the main features, valued highly both by partners and
ultimate consumers, is a complete representation of all categories of alcoholic beverages.
Cognac:
Courvoisier,
Chateau de Montifaud
Gin:
Finsbury Gin
Tequila:
Sauza,
Sierra Tequila
Cachaca:
Canario Cachaca
Whiskey:
Jim Beam,
Hankey Bannister,
Catto`s,
MacArthur`s,
Balblair,
anCnoc,
Old Pulteney,
Speyburn
Wines:
Agmarti
Grande Esperance
Pierre Fuzey
Villa Gritti
Bodegas Lozano
Premio
Suppliers
The suppliers of the company are the largest and respected companies in the
world:
Beam Global Spirits & Wine
the fourth largest spirits company in the world, its portfolio includes more than 120 premium and super
premium class beverages. Most brands of BGSW occupy leading positions in key categories of spirits.
The portfolio includes: Jim Beam, Courvoisier, Sauza
SARL Chateau de Montifaud
one of the few family businesses that produce cognac from own grapes. These cognacs are served in top
restaurants and adorn private collections. Brandy House Chateau de Montifaud sells exclusively products
made from its own harvests and offers a complete range of high-quality cognac and Pineau-de-Charentes.
The portfolio includes: Chateau de Montifaud
Suppliers
Inver House Distillers Ltd.
a young and dynamic company that owns five distilleries malt. Following the market demands, the
company appreciates the invaluable heritage of its brands Premium Class Scotch whiskey.
The portfolio includes: Hankey Bannister, Catto `s, MacArthur` s, Balblair, anCnoc, Old Pulteney,
Speyburn
BORCO
One of the largest manufacturer and supplier of spirits and wines in Germany and Europe . The
company's portfolio includes more than 60 brands, which constantly takes the first and second place in
consumers’ preferences.
The portfolio includes: Sierra Tequila, Finsbury Gin, Canario Cachaca
Wines. Suppliers
The company "Akvavit" offers a wide choice of wines from leading producers,
famous family wineries that have gained the worldwide recognition and are favorite among
Ukrainian wine lovers. The company owns a number of wine brands that combine good
quality, variety and an affordable price range. These wines can be found in leading
restaurants, cafes, boutiques and retail chains in Ukraine:
France:
TM Grande Esperance - red and white dry wine
TM Pierre Fuzey - popular varietal wine in France
Italy:
TM Villa Gritti - popular wines, controlled by origin: Chianti, Soave, Valpolicella and Pinot
Grigio from Veneto
Spain:
ТМ Bodegas Lozano – dry and semi-sweet wines (red and white) from the region of La
Mancha
Chile:
ТМ Premio – semi-dry wine (red and white) from one of the leading producers of Chile Company Santa Carolina
Wines. Suppliers. France
In the range of "Akvavit" there are Bordeaux wines from the two companies,
which act as owners of some chateau, and as merchants - Robert Giraud and BorieManoux.
Champagne Henriot - one of the oldest and most famous Champagne houses in
France, headed by the legend of French wine-making, Joseph Anrio.
Burgundy wines are represented by one of the largest landowners in the region - a company with
a long history and extensive experience in winemaking, Bouchard Pere & Fils.
William Fevre - the legendary producer of popular wine Chablis. These wines are well-known for
its unsurpassed quality throughout the world.
Domaine Weinbach – the classic producer of Alsace wines, family-owned, led by the "Queen of
Alsace" Colette Faller.
Domaine Viticole de la Ville de Colmar – producer of Alsace, absolutely popular in Ukrainian,
with a very attractive style of wines at affordable prices.
Popular table and varietal wines of TM Grande Esperance and Pierre Fuzey from
one of the leading wine producers in the South of France - Tresch.
And also: the producers of wines from the Rhone Valley - Vidal-Fleury, from the Loire Valley Guy Saget, a small family producer of Chablis - Pascal Bouchard
Wines. Suppliers. Italy
Italian wine selection of Akvavit in a wide range is represented by wines of the
biggest family winery in Italy – Zonin Company. The company owns eight wine enterprises in
different parts of Italy, offering a wide assortment of popular wines, including the classic
sparkling wine.
Barone Ricasoli - Chianti legendary producer - the most popular red Italian wine. Led by 33rd Baron,
Francesco Ricasoli, the company continues to produce wines that have become the flagship of Italian
winemaking.
Tommasi – well-known family-owned company that has received recognition for its wines from Veneto,
first of all, thanks to Amarone della Valpolicella.
Giuseppe Quintarelli - producer offering exclusive wine from Veneto, one of the most famous and
expensive wine in Italy and around the world.
Gini - one of the most prestigious wine producers of Soave from Veneto.
Cavicchioli - the most famous producer of Lambrusco in Italy, which possesses its own vineyards for
the production of the classic sparkling wine.
Cusumano - one of the most famous producer in Sicilian region, a very progressive winemaker
synthesizing previous generations’ experience wealth with modern technology.
Instituto Enologicio Italiano – represents TM Villa Gritti - popular wines, controlled by origin: Chianti,
Soave, Valpolicella and Pinot Grigio from Veneto.
Also in the assotment of "Akvavit“ there is a whole range of wines from small family enterprises in
different regions of Italy:
- From Tuscany - Castello di Volpaia (Chianti), Tenuta il Poggione, Silvio Nardi (Brunello di Montalcino)
and Poderi Boscarelli (Vino Nobile)
- From Piedmont - Paolo Scavino and Azelia (Barolo), Bruno Rocca and Moccagatta (Barbaresco)
- From Friuli - Ronco del Gelso and others.
Wines. Suppliers
Spain
Gruppo Codorniu - this group brings together wine producers from many wine regions
of Spain, is known first and foremost, thanks to Spanish sparkling wine produced using the classical
method of champagnization - Cava.
Bodegas Valduero – a progressive winery in Ribera del Duero, famous for its red wine.
Bodegas Lozano - dry and semi-sweet wines (red and white) from the region of La Mancha.
Argentina
Luigi Bosca – one of the oldest wineries in Mendoza, Argentina, offers a wide selection
of high quality varietal wines.
Chile
Luis Felipe Edwards – one of the youngest and most innovative Chilean winery, which
offers a wide range of varietal wines and puts wine quality at the head of its philosophy.
Cousino-Macul – one of the oldest enterprises in Chile, still belongs to the family of
founders. Wines of this small family-owned company are created solely from its own grapes, which
allows to control wine quality at all stages of production.
Premio – semi-dry wine (red and white) from one of the leading producers of Chile Santa Carolina Company.
Logistics
Name
Leasing cars
Own cars
TOTAL
Peugeot Boxer
(load capacity: 1300 kg)
Autos quantity
44
Peugeot Partner
(load capacity: 600-800 kg)
6
Gasel
1
ТАТА
(load capacity: 3000 kg)
4
Igle
1
Dong Feng
1
57
Logistics
city
Kharkov
warehouse space
591,2
Simferopol
832
Zaporozhe
504
Cherkassy
195,3
Ivano-Frankovsk
101,1
Poltava
461,3
Vinnitsa
212,3
Lutsk
220
Dnepropetrovsk
990,5
Kiev
1327
Odessa
600
Nikolayev
483
Lvov
316,5
Donetsk
1100
Lugansk
298,1
Distribution chain
Supervisor,
persons
Sales
represen
tative,
persons
Dnepropetrovsk
2
15
495
395
Donetsk
1
13
363
Zaporozhe
1
6
Distribution
Krivoi Rog
Lugansk
1
Mariypol
Total quantity
5
Retail ,
outlets
quantity
Chain,
outlets
quantity
HoReCa,
outlets
quantity
Number of
legal persons
(total)
Quantity of
delivery
addresses
43
933
1328
241
63
667
927
312
257
21
590
689
4
196
94
17
307
387
6
228
139
11
378
533
4
218
51
5
274
374
48
1812
1177
160
3149
4238
Contacts of the Distributions:
Dnepropetrovsk
(056) 732-35-29;
Cherkassy
(0472) 55-24-90
Krivoi Rog
(0564) 09-05-78
Chernigov
(068) 385-19-91
Zaporozhe
(061) 212-22-76
Odessa
(048) 711-73-10
Donetsk
(062) 387-89-50
Nikolayev
(051) 222-80-48
Lugansk
(0642) 52-35-01
Kherson
(0552) 41-46-94
Mariypol
(0629) 40-15-68
Simferopol
(0652) 48-36-02
Kiev Exclusive
(044) 528-33-30;
Sevastopol
(0692) 40-51-85
Kiev Elite
(044) 522-80-97
Lvov
(032) 225-68-11
Kiev sales
department
(044) 583-07-71;
501-61-52
Lutsk
(033) 228-24-09
Ivano-Frankovsk
(0342) 50-77-76
Kharkov
(057) 392-55-36
Ternopol
(0352) 52-91-28
Poltava
(053) 266-19-98
Vinnitsa
(043) 255-49-98
Online Store
(056) 732-41-43;
732-41-42
Partners:
“Akvavit” LLC is the exclusive and official distributor of all brands proposed to the Ukrainian
consumers. The widest range of all types of beverages, the world famous brands and exclusivity
of theirs supply makes “Akvavit” LLC one of the strategically important partner for leading points
of HoReCa segment and retail networks in Ukraine.
Leading retail chains in Ukraine, where the products of “Akvavit” LLC are presented
National chains:
METRO Cash&Carry
Supermarkets chain «АТB»
Supermarkets chain «Furshet»
Supermarkets chain «Velyka Kyshenya»
Supermarkets chain «Sil’po»
Supermarkets chain «BILLA»
Supermarkets chain «NOVUS»
Supermarkets chain «Buro vin(Good wine)»
Supermarkets chain «Ekspansiya»
Supermarkets chain «Ashan»
Supermarkets chain «Amstor»
Supermarkets chain «Varus»
Supermarkets chain «Spar»
Partners:
Large regional’s chains :
Kiev:
Supermarkets chain «MegaMarket»
Supermarkets chain «Kray»
Supermarkets chain «Fora»
Supermarkets chain «Ekomarket»
Supermarkets chain «Polyana»
Dnepropetrovsk:
Supermarkets chain «Drink Shop»
Donetsk:
Supermarkets chain «Obzhora»
Kharkov:
Supermarkets chain «Target»
Supermarkets chain «Klass»
Supermarkets chain «Rost»
Lugansk:
Supermarkets chain «Lia Absolut»
Lvov:
Supermarkets chain «Lvovholod»
Nikolayev:
Supermarkets chain «Uzhnyy Bug»
Supermarkets chain «5th Okean»
Supermarkets chain «Tavria»
Odessa:
Supermarkets chain «Tavria»
Supermarkets chain «Real»
Leading HoReCa points:
Kiev:
Restaurant “Egoist"
Restaurant “Titanik"
Restaurant “Concord"
Restaurant “Decadance"
Restaurant “Belveder”
Restaurant “Goodman"
Концерт холл “Kristal Hall"
Restaurant “Miami"
Restaurant “Buddha Bar"
Restaurant “Pena"
Restaurant “Da Vinci"
Restaurant “Moscow"
Restaurant “Rasgulyaevo"
Restaurant “Filini"
Restaurant “Kazbek"
Restaurant “Dezhavyu"
East:
Night club “Ford Noks”
Restaurant “Yo Mаyo”
Restaurant “Marinad”
Restaurant “Mario”
Kosyrnaya Karta (Dezhavyu; Khinkali)
Hotel “Atlas”
Leading HoReCa points:
North-East region:
Party-Bar “DOM”
Night-Club “Restro-club”
Restaurant «Chehov»
Restaurant “Pushka”, “Mindal’”, “Sharikov”, “Ne Goni”
Restaurant “Abazhyur”.
Central region
Restaurant “Reporter"
Restaurant “Veranda"
Restaurants chain Gurman: “Portofino”, “Kioto",
“Atrium”,“Bavarius", “Ban-Zay- 1", “Ban-Zay-2", “Beerhouse"
Night Club “Paris”
Restaurant “Ikra"
Cafe-houses chain “Coffee Life" ( 27 points)
West Region (Lvov):
Entertainment complex “Mi-100”
Entertainment complex “Sofia”
Night Club “Feyshn”
Leading HoReCa points:
South (Odessa):
Night club “Ibiza” (Odessa, Arkadia)
Night club “Itaka” (Odessa, Arkadia)
Night club “Dikiy Zet” (Odessa)
Night club “Plazma” (Odessa)
Pab “Irish Pab” (Odessa).
Restaurants chain “Fankoni”
Restaurants chain “Top Sendvich”
Night club «Yo»
Night club “Palladium”
Restaurants chain “Mario”
Restaurants chain “Robin Bobin”
Restaurant “Kolumbus”
Crimia:
Hotel Complex “Palmira Palace” (SSC)
Night club “Matritsa” (Yalta)
Night club“Malibu” (Evpatoria)
Large Chains:
Restaurants chain “Kozyrnaya Karta”
Café chain “Coffee-House”
Bowling clubs chain “Maximum”
Restaurants chain of Japanese cuisine “Yakitoriya”
Chain “PisBoy Club” (“Belviu”,”Partizan”,”Trufel’ ”, “Stena”).
Contacts
1 Sobinova Street,
Dnepropetrovsk,
49083, Ukraine
Tel. +38 (0562) 732 24 29
Fax +38 (056) 732 23 18
e-mail: arda@alef.ua