OREANDA-NEWS. February 15, 2013. This week, the governor of the Kursk region, Alexander Mikhailov, presented an award for the best agricultural business. A delegation from the Kursk region participated in the international food industry exhibition at Berlin’s Green Week, reported the press-centre of Cherkizovo Group.

Kurskaya poultry factory, which is part of Cherkizovo Group, was praised as one of the best farms. It won three gold medals at Green Week. The Governor gave medals and diplomas signed by Nikolai Fyodorov, the Minister of Agriculture for the Russian Federation, to the Executive Director of the Kursk poultry factory, Nikolai Soloviev.

"All Cherkizovo Group’s products are high quality, which has been confirmed by the various awards that they have won,” said Alexander Kostikov, Head of Cherkizovo’s Communications and Investor Relations Department. “‘Posolskie’ Wings, ‘Lyubitelskaya’ shin and ‘Naslada’ frozen fillets were considered the best frozen foods at Green Week. We are very pleased that our products have received recognition at the one of the most important agricultural fairs.”