Main points
- Volodymyr Kostelman, co-owner of Fozzy Group, is buying the Badyoriy chain of stores, which has over 170 stores in Kyiv and the region.
- Fozzy Group paid over 15.9 billion hryvnia in taxes in 2025, of which the Silpo chain made the largest contribution – 9.3 billion hryvnia.
Co-owner of Silpo and Fora buys another well-known chain / Shutterstock
Volodymyr Kostelman, co-owner of Fozzy Group, which includes the Silpo and Fora chains, is buying the Badyoriy chain of stores. These are over 170 stores in Kyiv and the region.
What is known about the new business of Silpo owner Kostelman?
PJSC “ZNVKIF “BENEFIT” was granted permission to acquire control over LLC “NEDLES”, writes the AMCU.
As NV reports, 40.2% of the shares of PJSC “Closed Non-Diversified Venture Corporate Investment Fund “Benefit” belong to Fozzy Group co-owner Kostelman.
Instead, the Badyoriy supermarket chain is being developed by NEDLES LLC. NEDLES LLC's revenue in 2025 increased by 68.4% to 2.7 billion hryvnias. The company went from a profit of almost 30 million hryvnias to a loss of 50 million.
According to the company's website, as of the end of March , the Badyoriy chain has 171 stores in Kyiv and the region . Five more will open soon.
How much tax did Fozzy Group pay?
Fozzy Group opened 96 new stores and renovated 7 more in 2025. The group's stores were visited by more than 1 million guests daily, writes USCS.
In 2025, Fozzy Group paid over UAH 15.9 billion in taxes, fees, and a single social contribution. Of this amount, over UAH 12.9 billion was transferred to the budget by the group's grocery retail chains.
- The largest contribution was made by the Silpo chain – 9.3 billion hryvnias;
- “Fora” paid 2.6 billion hryvnias;
- “THRASH! THRASH!” — 629 million hryvnias;
- And FOZZY — 364 million hryvnias.
How much tax did Fozzy Group pay / USCS infographic
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