According to the spokesperson for Wimm-Bill-Dann JSC, the company is not considering buying any dairies in Sverdlovsk Region.

‘We are interested in the region, but we haven’t bought any milk plants so far,’ the spokesperson says. Moreover, the report of company representatives meeting Sverdlovsk Region Governor Eduard Rossel on January 19, 2006 was not confirmed.

‘The meeting might actually take place, but it’s not likely to become much more than a small talk,’ the company’s spokesperson reports.