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"ATB" is one of the largest players in Ukrainian grocery retail. Behind the company’s success are three businessmen who grew it from wholesale trading to a national discount network.
Who owns "ATB"
The co-owners of the ATB network are Hennadiy Butkevych, Evhen Yermakov, and Viktor Karachun. Each of them owns 33,3% of the company, writes "RBK-Ukraine".
The network operates in the national discounter format and grew out of the AgroTechBusiness corporation. Its history began in 1993 year with wholesale fueling, and later the business expanded to large-scale processing activities.
One of the key development stages was forming a circle of co-owners, which included Butkevych, Yermakov, and Karachun.
How Hennadiy Butkevych came to the grocery business
In the 1990-s, Hennadiy Butkevych headed law enforcement bodies in Dnipropetrovsk region, as well as the security services of the corporations "Concordia" and "Unified Energy Systems of Ukraine" (UESU).
In 1996 year he became the owner of the meat processing plant "Jubilee". This became one of the steps laying the groundwork for further development of the business in the grocery segment.
Over the next 15 years, ATB significantly strengthened its market position. In 2013 year the network’s revenue surpassed that of Fozzy Group and it solidified its position among the leaders of Ukrainian retail. Several factors contributed to this:
cost optimization and operating in a discounter format;
own production;
strong negotiating position in relations with suppliers.
The scale of the network gives it significant leverage in negotiations with manufacturers. According to Viktor Karachun, in the 2022 year even The Coca-Cola Company switched to packaging of 2,2 liters, developed specifically for ATB.
In 2025 year the network’s turnover reached 247,3 billion hryvnias, and its market share was about 40%.
What fortunes do ATB co-owners have
Hennadiy Butkevych is among the wealthiest Ukrainian businessmen. According to Focus magazine’s rating for 2025 year, his wealth is estimated at 678 billion dollars.
At the same time, the businessman is only one of three co-owners of the network: Evhen Yermakov and Viktor Karachun also own a third of the company each. Thanks to the scale of the business, ATB remains one of the key players in the Ukrainian grocery market.
By the way, almost every Ukrainian city has ATB supermarkets, but shoppers sometimes notice: they look different. Some are the usual blue ones, others are more modern, almost black, but the difference is not only in color. So the question arises: how exactly do the black and blue ATB stores differ.
It turns out that the black ATB supermarkets have a more modern interior, more space and additional zones for baking, coffee, and fresh products, and also save up to 70% of electricity compared to the blue ones. Also in black stores, self-checkout kiosks are installed for faster service and to avoid queues.
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