Several companies get their claws into Armenia's market of dairy productsSeptember 22, 2010 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 22, the RA State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) announced the results of dairy products market monitoring. According to the SCPEC, Dustr Marianna, Ashtarak-Kat and Chanakh companies dominate in pasteurized and disinfected milk market with total share of 69.4%. The same companies dominate also in the markets of fermented milk and cottage cheese. Moreover, the first two companies are recognized as dominants in the market of sour cream with total share of 85.1%. As for ice-cream market, Tamara, Ashtarak-Kat and Grand Candy companies dominate in it with total share of 67%. Besides, Ashtarak-Kat, Art Vine and Brand Leader companies were registered by the SCPEC in yogurt market with common share of 78.9%. Dustr Marianna, Ashtarak-Kat and Bio Kat companies (88.5%) dominate in the market of kefir, while Dustr Marianna and Ashtarak Kat were recognized as dominants in the market of sweetened and pressed cottage cheese with total share of 96.2%. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |