At the banks of a quiet taiga river Osha that flows in the north of the Omsk region has taken origin an enterprise predestined to become one of the largest holding companies not only in Siberia but also in all Russia. The first entity, partnership OSHA, was set up in may 1991 in Tara, north of Omsk. It was busy in poultry and cattle breeding. In 1992 OSHA leases 1650 hectares of land from the district centre Russkaya Poliana, Omsk region and establishes the subsidiary "Niva" for growing cereals. In 1995 a vodka distillery was built up. Soon it became evident that only the in-the-house made spirits of wine can ensure output of high quality product and reduce its production cost. So it was decided to erect an alcohol factory which plan was successfully realised within the period of 11.1995 to 12.1996. Simultaneously a network of house outlets was organised for selling foodstuffs. In 1997 a new supermarket, one of the largest in Omsk, started operation after two years of building. This object lent still more attractiveness to the company in the customers' eyes. At the same time the Association of Trade & Industry Enterprises was set up to manage palnts, factories and sales business. In 1998, 7 months after commencement of construction works, a factory for production of canned aerated soft and semi-alcoholic drinks was put into action. In early 1999 two more enterprises, Meat foodstuff corporation and Beer brewing company started their activities.