Opening of Kyiv Brewery #3 dedicated to the XXII Olympic Games takes place, and the first batch of beer is brewed. A soft drink plant is put into operation at the enterprise.

A new mineral water bottling shop started operation.

Obolon Brewing and Soft Drink Association was established on the basis of Kyiv Brewery #3, and included Kyiv Brewery #1, Kyiv Brewery #2 and Fastiv Brewery.

The staff elects Oleksandr Slobodyan out of five candidates nominated for the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Obolon Brewing and Soft Drink Association.

The enterprise started its export activities, and for the first time ever, Zhiguli Beer reaches customers in United Kingdom and is highly rated by them.

On the initiative of CEO Oleksandr Slobodyan, the staff take a capital lease on the enterprise.

Obolon receives privatization certificate #1 from the State Property Fund of Ukraine and made history as the first private enterprise of independent Ukraine.

The privatized enterprise receives the legal status of a closed corporation.

With the release of the legendary low-alcohol drink Gin Tonic, the company founded the low-alcohol beverage market not only in Ukraine, but also in Eastern Europe.

Obolon CJSC becomes a co-owner of Sevastopol Brewery JSC and Bershad Integrated Brewery CJSC.

The production of canned beer is started in Ukraine for the first time ever.

Obolon CJSC becomes a co-owner of the Okhtyrka Brewery JSC

The company was the first in Ukraine to receive a $40 million loan from EBRD without a government guarantee. The money is used to finance core strategic programs.

Obolon CJSC is the industry’s first enterprise to receive an international certificate for ISO-9001 Quality Management System version 1994, which confirms the high level of all processes and capability of a Ukrainian enterprise to make world-class products.

Nyva Obolon Scientific and Production Association is established in Chemerivtsi, Khmelnytsky Region, which from then on is involved in selective work, breeding, testing, commercial propagation of seeds of promising barley varieties, and provides Obolon CJSC with high-quality raw materials.

Zhyvchyk soft drink enters the market and promptly wins wide public recognition. It is made from natural raw materials only. Later, other manufacturers followed this example and started production of juice-containing beverages.

New types of products are released: ‘2000’ beer, Cola Nova, Obolon Orange A.C.E. soft drinks.

Obolon CJSC affirms high organization of the corporate quality management system and obtains a certificate of the ISO-9001 standard version 2000.

The production of Zhyvchyk Unique soft drink containing fructose instead of sugar is started.

In order to reduce environmental load, a PET bottle recycling plant with capacity of 500 kg/hour was commissioned in Oleksandria, Kirovograd Region.

The Obolon brand is recognized as a ‘Golden Trademark’.

The Company launches Europe’s largest bottling line with maximum capacity of 110 000 bottles per hour. Configuration and assembly work is performed by the well-known German company KHS. With the launch of the new bottling line, the Obolon plant is ranked among three largest brewing plants of Europe.

A new brewing system is put into operation. The equipment was supplied and installed by Ziemann Group. The Company invested as much as $18 million in this large-scale project. The new brewing system is equipped with three mash-mixing vessels, wort boiler, whirlpool and the largest lauter tank in Ukraine, with a diameter reaching 11.5 m

Zhyvchyk celebrated its first jubilee - 5 years. The favorite children’s drink gathered 9 000 spectators in the Kyiv Sports Palace for a grand finale of the ‘Zhyvchyk Starts’ promotion.

A new youth brand, Hike Premium, goes on the market. Limited production of Hike Premium is used for the first time as an innovative approach within the brand strategy.

Oleksandr Slobodyan, President of Obolon CJSC, heads the ‘TOP-100. Best top managers of Ukraine' rating compiled by the authoritative business publication Investgazeta.

Obolon CJSC wins the All-Ukrainian contest for 'Best Employer of the Year’ within the group of enterprises employing 1001 to 5000 people.

A new trademark, Desant, is introduced to the market – light non-pasteurized beer for real men.

The production of ‘Prozora. Vershyna Yakosti’ drinking water starts.

Zibert's Brewery Subsidiary of Obolon CJSC celebrates its centennial.

Obolon is recognized as one of the best taxpayers of Kyiv.

Football player Andriy Shevchenko and Obolon initiate a charitable football match under the motto ‘Give your heart to children’. The funds raised have been directed to construction of a ‘Children’s clinic of the future’ and charitable projects of the Andriy Shevchenko Foundation.

A new brewing system and filling lines with capacity of 39 000 b/h (PET bottles), 50 000 b/h (glass bottles) and 60 000 cans/h (0.5l, 0.33l and 0.25l aluminum cans) are put into operation.

Obolon CJSC was the first enterprise in the food industry to certify four management systems at once. During the audit performed by representatives of the German firm DEKRA-ITS, Obolon re-affirmed its compliance with the requirements of DSTU ISO 9001:2001 (Quality Management System), DSTU ISO 22 000:2007 (Food Safety Management Systems), DSTU ISO 14 001:2006 (Environmental Management Systems), and DSTU-П OHSAS 18 001:2006 (Occupational Health and Safety Systems).

Significant expansion of the keg line from 400 keg/h to 1000 keg/h takes place.

The company markets two new brands: ‘Magnat’, the first Ukrainian premium-quality beer, and ‘Frest’ soft drink.

A unit forprocessing brewing waste, i.e., brewer’s grain, is put into operation at the main Kyiv plant. After drying and granulation, the brewer’s grain is used as high-quality forage for agricultural purposes.

Ukraine’s first production of packing bands from recycled PET bottles is initiated in Oleksandria.

Ceremonial opening of a malting plant is held in Chemerivtsi, Khmelnytskyi Region. It is one of the most up-to-date facilities in Europe. Total project investments amounted to $100 million. Production capacity is 120 000 tonnes of malt per year.

After large-scale remodeling, advanced boileries and bottling lines are launched at the Zibert’s Brewery Subsidiary, Fastiv.

The company’s brand portfolio is supplemented with a new ‘Zibert’ trademark. The line comprises three sorts of beer: Zibert Light, Zibert Bavarian and Zibert White.

Obolon enters the energy drink market with the new Jett brand featuring three different flavors – pomegranate, cherry and tonic lemon.

Licensed Desant beer bottling starts in the Republic of Belarus on the capacities of the “Brest Beer” brewery.

In May, the corporation celebrated its 30 anniversary. During the celebration a new record for Ukraine was set: 2123 employees of the corporation declared the most mass beer toast. Also specifically to the remarkable date a limited-edition beer “Obolon Jubilee” was brewed.

The range of TM Zhivchik expanded with new drink - Zhivchik non-carbonated.

The range of TM Beermix expanded with a new position - a beer cocktail with grapefruit flavor «Beermix Grapefruit».

Brewers of Obolon revived a familiar Soviet-era recipe beer Zhigulivske. The main feature of the drink is the lack of pasteurization, which results in short shelf life - 30 days.

Obolon Corporation took first place among the best employers adopting the principles of equitable gender policies.