The companies asked the State Duma to abandon the register of beer and cider sellers

The Ministry of Finance, as regulator of the alcohol market, stated that the creation of a registry would be advisable after analyzing the effectiveness of the measures already introduced. Among them are the mandatory connection of all individual points of companies to the EGAIS system from September 1 and the gradual introduction of labeling of beer and low-alcohol drinks.

The initiative to create a registry was proposed by the Beer, Malt and Beverages Association (BMA) to combat illegal trade. According to the bill, companies licensed to produce strong alcohol were automatically included in the register and the rest had to submit documents and a lease agreement. An example was given of the mass poisoning committed by “Mr. Cider” last summer.

“Opora Rossii” noted that in the first half of September, 195 thousand new retail sales of beer and low-alcohol drinks were registered in the State’s Single Automated Information System, and at the end of the month this figure increased to 215 thousand. President of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers Alexey Nebolsin believes that the higher the registration, the greater the load on sales points.

APP CEO Vyacheslav Mamontov is confident that the registration will help eliminate illegal products from the market. However, AKORT director Igor Karavaev believes that registration will not lead to a significant reduction in the parallel market, which accounts for 10-15% of beer and cider sales.

Last week, cider producers warned of rising prices due to a shortage of apples. Spring frosts destroyed part of the harvest in the central and northern regions of the country, causing prices to double.

Experts note that the cost of a liter of apple juice for cider production has increased from 25 to 50 rubles per liter. However, it is difficult to predict how much the prices of the final product will increase, since many factors influence this.

In August, three graduates of Omsk State Technical University developed non-alcoholic craft beer using a mathematical model. In the “Student Startup” competition they won 1 million rubles to develop the project.