As Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Provision Sergey Latzkov said to UrBC representative, the property of Yekaterinburg Distillery Ltd. is now managed by Ural Commerce and Industry Company Ltd. The distillery was actually transformed into a new legal entity.

‘Ural Commerce and Industry Company has already got a license yet it cannot start operating until is has its new formula officially approved of. The company claims to be producing 100 to 200 decalitres a month soon,’ Mr Latzkov said. He also noted that the company would be using the well-established brands of Yekaterinburg Distillery as well as launch some new products.