OJSC Krasny Oktyabr (, "Red October") is a Russian confectionery manufacturer and a member of the United Confectioners holding company. Its parent company was 17th in the list of the largest candy companies in the world, with sales amounting to $1.196 billion.[1]
History
The company was founded by the German Theodor Ferdinand von Einem.[2] Von Einem sold his stake in the enterprise to German Julius Heuss,[3] who became its director in 1878, retaining the position until his death in 1907.[4] In 1896, the Einem factory won a gold medal at the All-Russian Industrial and Artistic Exhibition, and it was allowed to supply confectionery to the court of the tsar.[5]