About Us

About Us

A big idea turns a business into an amazing adventure. For more than 20 years we have been making this world tastier by constantly improving the formula of our products. We want consumers to feel happiness through their taste - simple, like a bar of chocolate, and filling the house with comfort, like the aroma of fresh pastries.
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production
assets

production assets

EFKO produces the widest range of food ingredients in Russia and the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union that meet not only Russian, but also international quality standards. Production is carried out at three plants of the company - in the city of Alekseevka, Belgorod Region, on the territory of the seaport of Taman in the Krasnodar Territory and in the town of Kamenka, Voronezh Region. All sites are equipped with the most modern equipment for the production of specialized fats and margarines, which has no analogues in Eastern Europe. EFKO oil and fat business in the Russian market: 51% share of specialized fats and margarines 1st place in the segment of milk fat substitutes 1st place in the segment of confectionery and cooking oils 2nd place in the margarine segment 20 partner countries 1,000,000 tons of production capacity 8,000 people headcount
LLC "EFKO FOOD INGREDIENTS"

LLC "EFKO FOOD INGREDIENTS"

LLC "FOOD INGREDIENTS"

LLC "FOOD INGREDIENTS"

LLC "Evdakovo"

LLC "Evdakovo"

Standards
quality

Standards quality

Quality is at the forefront of every corner for us. From day one, we have made a commitment to deliver safe, high-quality, and healthy products. Our food ingredients are produced not only in accordance with Russian and international requirements, as evidenced by numerous certificates and standards, but also ahead of the industry in terms of quality. Thus, guided by world scientific recommendations and WHO recommendations, even before the introduction of legislative restrictions on trans-isomers in oil and fat products, EFKO produced specialized fats with a minimum content. The same path was followed with glycidyl ethers.
Standards
quality
FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System...FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System...
Kosher certificateKosher certificate
Halal certificateHalal certificate
RSPO standardRSPO standard
SedexSedex
FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System...
Kosher certificate
Halal certificate
RSPO standard
Sedex
Awards

Awards

We are trusted by the largest manufacturers of confectionery, bakery and milk-containing industries. Together we brought to the market not a single product. The opportunity to make this world tastier is the best reward! The high quality of EFKO food ingredients is also confirmed by numerous awards and titles received in the largest food competitions in the Russian Federation.
Awards
Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of qualityPrize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of quality
International Exhibition "PRODEXPO"International Exhibition "PRODEXPO"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "WORLDFOOD"INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "WORLDFOOD"
EXHIBITIONS "INTERFOOD", "FOODEXPO", "FOOD MARKET OF KAZAKHSTAN"EXHIBITIONS "INTERFOOD", "FOODEXPO", "FOOD MARKET OF KAZAKHSTAN"
COMPETITION "SILVER DROP"COMPETITION "SILVER DROP"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "PETERFOOD"INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "PETERFOOD"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SAFE PRODUCTS"INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SAFE PRODUCTS"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION INGREDIENTS RUSSIAINTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION INGREDIENTS RUSSIA
Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of quality
International Exhibition "PRODEXPO"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "WORLDFOOD"
EXHIBITIONS "INTERFOOD", "FOODEXPO", "FOOD MARKET OF KAZAKHSTAN"
COMPETITION "SILVER DROP"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "PETERFOOD"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SAFE PRODUCTS"
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION INGREDIENTS RUSSIA
Domestik
oils

Domestik oils

In the Alekseevskaya Sloboda of the Belgorod province, where in the late 20s of the 19th century, oil was obtained from sunflower seeds for the first time in the Russian Empire and the first oil mill in Russia was built. Almost 200 years later Alekseevka remains the largest sunflower processing center in the country. Vegetable oil is a part of our daily life, an essential product. It is an indispensable ingredient in every kitchen and the basis of specialized fats and margarines. Using liquid domestic oils in our products, we take the best from nature without adding anything extra.
Tropical
oils

Tropical oils

Our food ingredients are produced not only from liquid domestic oils (sunflower, soybean, rapeseed), but also from semi-solid and solid tropical oils - palm, palm kernel, coconut. Modern technologies allow the maximum use of all the variety of oils. EFKO ingredients are complex, high-tech products that are "reassembled" like a puzzle, that is, one oil can complement its properties with the valuable properties of another oil. This allows the company to create the widest range of food ingredients, taking into account the technological needs of partners and the most stringent requirements for the final product.
Exotic
oils

Exotic oils

Sweets are an unusual and fascinating world of tastes, textures, experiments, and unexpected combinations. Innovative technologies and an unusual approach to creating both new and long-loved products allow achieving diversity. Exotic oils - illipe, sal butter, shea butter, kokum, mango seeds - become the basis of EFKO food ingredients, which, on the one hand, surprise the consumer's imagination, and, on the other hand, allow expanding the range of fillings, glazes, chocolate.

In the Alekseevskaya Sloboda of the Belgorod province, where in the late 1820s, sunflower oil was produced for the first time in the Russian Empire, and the first oil mill in Russia was built.

During the years of the First World War, and then the Civil War, production was completely stopped. The restoration of the plant began only in 1923. The main focus of its work remained the processing of coriander and anise. In 1936, the second oil extraction plant in all of Russia was built in Alekseevka. Later, both enterprises were merged into one of the largest essential oil extraction complexes in the Soviet Union.

During the Great Patriotic War, the complex was almost destroyed. Restoration work, which began in 1943, continued until the end of 1948. In the post-war period, comprehensive reconstruction was carried out on many sections using the latest technological advancements. By the 1970s, the Alekseevsky essential oil extraction complex produced up to 80% of the world's coriander oil. For its achievements in production development, the development and implementation of advanced technology, by decree of August 14, 1972, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR awarded the plant the Order of the Badge of Honor.

Unfortunately, in the 1990s, the enterprise that brought fame and wealth to the people of Alekseevka fell into decline and practically collapsed. The revival of the enterprise began in 1994 with the arrival of a new team and the creation of the EFCO Group.

The enterprise underwent large-scale modernization of production and established a new management system. The company decided to return to its roots and resume the production of sunflower oil. Later, EFCO expanded the range and volume of products.

In 2002, a new business direction was opened, and the most modern plant for the production of specialized fats and margarines for the food industry, EFCO Food Ingredients, was launched in the city of Alekseevka, Belgorod region. A scientific and production laboratory was established at the plant, equipped to control product quality at all stages of production and conduct in-depth scientific research.

In 2002–2003, EFCO technologists mastered the most environmentally friendly process of vegetable oil processing – the 'dry' fractionation method, applied the technology of physical refining of oils and fats, and managed to create Russia's first cocoa butter substitute 'Ecolad,' milk fat substitute 'Ecolact,' solid confectionery fat 'Ekond,' soft confectionery fat 'Ekonfe,' universal margarines 'Ecouniversal,' frying shortenings 'Ecofri,' and the first domestic fats with minimal trans-isomers content – confectionery fats 'Econat.'

In 2005, the R&D center of the fats and oils division was created based on EFCO Food Ingredients, consisting of the Applied Research Center and the Pilot Plant Department. The center’s specialists are engaged in developing and testing fat products for healthy eating lines and innovative recipes, taking into account the needs of manufacturers.

In 2006, the company was the first in Russia to successfully pass an audit for compliance with the quality and safety requirements of the BRC (Global Standard for Food Safety) and the International Food Standard (IFS). Is this information relevant?

In 2008, the second plant for the production of specialized fats and margarines was launched in the port of Taman in the Krasnodar Territory, and the only deep-water sea terminal for food cargo in Russia was built.

The following year, the plant successfully passed certification for compliance with the quality and safety requirements of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the International Food Standard (IFS). International auditors awarded the company the highest compliance level – Grade AA. Is this information relevant?

In 2014, the company’s technologists created the first domestic equivalent of cocoa butter.

In 2015, the EFCO Group launched a project to create a unique fats and oils cluster in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Thanks to production modernization and the transfer of global technologies, the production of specialized fats and margarines meeting the highest international standards was established in a short time.

In 2016, EFCO opened its fourth site for the production of specialized fats and margarines at the Evdakovsky fats and oils plant in the Voronezh region.

In 2021, production capacity at the Taman port facility was increased – launching the world's first 'million-ton plant' for the production of specialized fats and margarines. Do we need this?

In 2023, the company launched the only shea nut processing plant in Russia.

Thanks to R&D and significant investments by domestic producers in developing their own infrastructure, primarily by EFCO, the share of imported producers in the Russian food ingredients market has decreased from 49% to 9% over the past 15 years and continues to decline.

Almost 200 years later, Alekseevka remains the largest center for vegetable oil processing in the country.