Puin (russian: Пуин) also spelled PuTin (russian: ПуТин) is a brand of vegetable and mushrooms canned goods produced by ''
Astrakhan Canned-food Plant'' (Astarkhanskiy Konservniy Kombinat) and its parent company ''Russian Canned-food Plant'' (Russkiy Konservniy Kombinat). The official name of the brand is Puin but the logo is crossed by the T-shaped sword (a
KGB symbol) making the impression that the brand is PuTin, similar to the name of Russian President
Vladimir Putin. The logo is put on the background of a
Double-headed eagle very similar but not identical to the
Coat of arms of Russia
The coat of arms of Russia derives from the earlier coat of arms of the Russian Empire which was abolished with the Russian Revolution in 1917. Though modified more than once since the reign of Ivan III (1462–1505), the current coat of arms i ...
. The official logo was developed in 2007 to compete with Ukrainian brand
Veres that currently takes approximately 70% share of all the canned food sold in Russian supermarkets. According to the owners of the trademark the logo increased their sales by 35-40%.
Как зарабатывают на Путине?
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Astrakhan Can Plant
Russian brands