Who owns Azbuka Vkusa?
Azbuka Vkusa is owned by Magnit (Russia, MOEX: MGNT), which has owned the brand since 2025.[1]
Magnit owns 81.55% of Azbuka Vkusa rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: PJSC Magnit Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Public Joint Stock Company Magnit (81.55% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Origin
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › Grocery own brands
- Parent ticker
- MOEX: MGNT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Azbuka Vkusa
Azbuka Vkusa is a premium food retail chain in Moscow, the Moscow region and St. Petersburg. The 2025 annual report says that in May 2025 Magnit closed the deal to acquire an 81.55% stake in Gorodskoy Supermarket LLC, the company operating the chain, and kept the Azbuka Vkusa brand and management team. It runs supermarkets, Azbuka daily minimarkets and online delivery.
Ownership timeline of Azbuka Vkusa
Where Azbuka Vkusa sits in Magnit
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Magnit
Magnit controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in grocery own brands, and who owns them
The 168 brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree belong to 53 owners. The largest is Cencosud, with 12; Magnit has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bretas | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Amanhecer | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Magnit
Magnit is a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as MOEX: MGNT.
PJSC Magnit is a Russian food and drogerie retailer that runs convenience stores, supermarkets, drogeries and pharmacies, plus its own production, logistics and online delivery. Its 2025 annual report lists a multi-format model of Magnit and DIXY convenience stores, drogeries, supermarkets, pharmacies, Samberi, V1 hard discounters and, since May 2025, the Azbuka Vkusa chain.
🇷🇺 Azbuka Vkusa and other Russian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in Russia. 5 of them (7%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Azbuka Vkusa is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Azbuka Vkusa?
The parent company of Azbuka Vkusa is Magnit, a publicly listed company headquartered in Russia.
Is Azbuka Vkusa Russian?
Yes. Azbuka Vkusa originated in Russia and its owner, Magnit, is also headquartered in Russia.
Since when has Magnit owned Azbuka Vkusa?
Magnit has owned Azbuka Vkusa since 2025.
Is Azbuka Vkusa still owned by Magnit?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Azbuka Vkusa is still owned by Magnit (81.55% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] PJSC Magnit Annual Report 2025 — PJSC Magnit, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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