Ovostar Union

Ovostar Union PCL (Ovostar Union Group of Companies) is a vertically integrated public holding company, one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of chicken eggs and egg products. In Ukraine, the company's products are known under trademarks YASENSVIT and OVOSTAR.In 2019, Ovostar Union poultry farms produced 1.587 billion eggs, and the number of laying hens was 6.7 million.The company is the first in Ukraine to launch the production of liquid and dry egg products under the TM OVOSTAR. Today, Ovostar Union products are exported to 50+ countries — in the markets of the EU, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa. The company manages export sales through its own sales offices in Latvia and the OAU.Ovostar Union is the one of few Ukrainian eggs supplier that uses cages for poultry that meet the requirements of Directive 1999/74/EC. The Yasensvit poultry factories and the Ovostar egg product plant successfully passed the audit of Bureau Veritas. This allowed the company to enter the top 5 egg suppliers in Europe. The production is certified according to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22000:2005 (HACCP) and FSSC 22000, there are also Kosher and Halal certificates.Group CEO and co-owner Boris Belikov states: “Investing in an environmentally friendly and healthy product is our long-term vision. The quality of both products and services is an offer to customers in the domestic and foreign markets.”The share of branded eggs in the total sales increased to 38% (in 2018 it amounted to 29%).The volume of dry egg products sold grew by 3% and of liquid - by 12% YoY. 74% of the dry products and 47% of the liquid ones were exported. The volume of eggs exported was 525 mln that makes up 46% of the total sales in the segment. The agricultural holding provides about 1600 jobs. The consolidated professional team and a positive working environment are the priorities of Ovostar Union corporate culture. In 2011, Ovostar Union launched an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.