Rot Front Open Joint-Stock Company

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ОАО "Рот Фронт" Rot Front OJSC

Type	Public
Founded	1826
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Key people	Viktor Palatov (Chief Executive)
Industry	Confectionery
Products	Candies, chocolate, caramel, wafers, dragee
Employees	over 2,500
Website	http://www.rotfront.ru

Rot Front Open Joint-Stock Company (Russian: Открытое акционерное общество "Рот Фронт", ОАО "Рот Фронт") is one of the oldest Russian confectionary manufacturers and a member of Obyedinyonnye Konditery holding company. Rot Front produces over 200 types of confectionery and sells in all Russian regions, CIS countries, Western Europe, North America and the Middle East.^[1]

The factory was established in 1826 and acquired its present name after the German Communist slogan Rot Front!, during the 1931 delegation visit headed by Ernst Thälmann.