date:May 29, 2012
rinks, if branded 'Russkiy Dar' will not clash with vodka products which are branded 'Russkaya Vodka'.
Should PepsiCo start making sbiten, mead and cider and selling it in Russia it will be subject to a the nation's pending new laws affecting drinks with less than 10% alcohol by volume, which (prior to the laws introduction in January 2013) are classed as foodstuffs.
Signed off by former president Dmitry Medvedev, the law is aimed at principally aimed at curbing alcoholism and illegal product