Kirieshki and Yashkino could have been transferred to the structures of former Minister Tkachev.
Alexey Duranin has been appointed the new CEO of KDV Group, which produces Kirieshka and Yashkino. The top manager is connected to the business of former Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev. NeMoskva wrote about the holding's nationalization separately in a separate article. about the Tomsk budget.
The new CEO of the KDV Group holding, which produces snacks and sweets under the Kirieshki and Yashkino brands, has been appointed Alexey DuraninThe top manager is connected to the business of the former Russian Minister of Agriculture. Alexandra Tkacheva, сообщает The Verstka publication, citing data from the legal entity registry, reported that the personnel changes at the holding company took place on October 27, 2026.
Kiriyeshki and Yashkino: connections to Tkachev's agricultural holding
Duranin previously served as the Director of Legal Affairs at the Druzhba Narodov meat-packing plant, a major supplier of products to the Russian National Guard, which has been part of the former minister's agricultural holding since 2022. In June 2022, the meat-packing plant was acquired by entities associated with Alexander Tkachev and his N.I. Tkachev Agrocomplex.
KDV Group came under state control in October 2025. Then Tverskaya district court Moscow satisfied the Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit, recognizing the company's founder Denis Shtengelov and his father as extremists due to accusations of financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
What assets were converted into state revenue?
The parent company, Konditerus Kom, which encompasses the holding's factories, the Yarche! supermarket chain, Dolinsk Bank, and a Siberian real estate portfolio, was transferred to the state. Since January 2026, the holding has been under the temporary management of Rosselkhozbank structures.
Who is former Minister Alexander Tkachev?
After leaving politics, former Minister of Agriculture and ex-governor of Krasnodar Krai Alexander Tkachev became one of the country's largest agricultural magnates, heading his family-owned Agrocomplex and the Mantera tourism group.
