Anna Vovk is in business consultancy and is working on a research paper at the Russian University of Economics. G.V. Plekhanov. Two new books are being prepared for publication. Under the leadership of Anna, a number of investment projects and educational programs are being launched.
Anna sold all the assets of trading companies and took up a decision to fully focus on the development of the PHILADELPHIA brand in Russia and the implementation of investment projects.
Anna’s company, National Distribution, ranked first among all Russian distributors in terms of sales and territory development in the Gourmet category by the Barry Callebaut distributors club. During the pandemic, the company managed not only to maintain, but also to increase the level of sales.
Anna Vovk created and chaired a new Committee on Development of the Investment Environment for Business at the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
In 2014, the brand came under anti-Russian sanctions. The final selling point before the embargo was 300 tons of heese per month.
Anna created the company "National Distribution". After the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions, the production of Creamelotier from Salzburg was transferred to the Russian cities of Podolsk and Engels, and " The Cocoa Flower" - to Zelenograd. "National Distribution" becomes the leading company in the development of food supplies between regions and countries of the Customs Union. The company won numerous awards and is the world’s top selling brand, Barry Callebaut.
Launch of own production in Austria. Creamelotier cream cheese is produced in Salzburg. In Russia, the production of cocoa and chocolate under the brand " The Cocoa Flower" is launched.
Anna Vovk’s book "Working Mom" is published. The book is also published by the Eksmo publishing house.
The Eksmo publishing house published a joint book by Anna Vovk and the famous confectioner Alexander Seleznev named "Recipes with Soft Cheese".
Anna became the Chairperson of the board of directors of the Trading House Petrovsky sales company, representing the interests of Western investors and the PHILADELPHIA cheese producer.
Introduction of the PHILADELPHIA brand to the Russian market. The world-famous company Kraft Foods invited Anna Vovk to create from scratch a distribution system and develop a cheese brand in the post-Soviet countries. By the end of 2010, the product was presented in all million-plus cities through all sales channels. Philadelphia cheese became a household name for creamy and curd cheeses in Russia, like Xerox for copiers. Maximum deliveries in 2008−2009 were about 40 tons of cheese per month and 400,000 tons per year. The Fila Club and the Grand Chefs club were organized. Sales in 2010 amounted to 700 tons of cheese, of which 40% came from the retail sales channel.
In 2014, the brand came under anti-Russian sanctions. The final selling point before the embargo was 300 tons of heese per month.
Anna became the founder and business consultant of the A. Consult company, which is actively developing even at present.
Anna starts from scratch a food distribution service company in Moscow and St. Petersburg. She was working on this project for five years. Investment: $ 300,000. Payback — 6 months. Return on the invested funds in the first year of the project was 45%. Coverage of the Moscow market is 15%, the St. Petersburg market is 25%. Within 3 years, the company reached leading position in its HoReCa supply segment, entered the TOP-10 in Moscow and TOP-3 in St. Petersburg. The company implemented a quality management system, a KPI management and evaluation system.
Admission to the American Wharton University. But Anna makes a choice in favor of practice, and refuses to continue her studies, having opened and headed a single supply center for a network of entertainment complexes and restaurants in Moscow. Commodity flows of $ 2,000,000 per month were transferred in 3 months to the system of orders through the central warehouse. After 6 months, the savings from the implementation of the system were about 15%. Purchases made in cash decreased in the market from 3,000,000 rubles per month to 250,000 rubles. Investments in the project amounted about $ 15,000. Payback — 3 months
Anna studies at the State University of Management and works as an assistant to the head of the Russian-Venezuelan company Rosinter (a division of Rosservice).
