OREANDA-NEWS. Belarus' state-owned food industries concern Belgospischeprom is expected to set up a distilling industries group by late 2014, a Belgospischeprom official told.

The group will incorporate the following distilleries and manufacturers of alcoholic beverages: Minsk Kristall, Belalco, distilleries based in Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno and Klimovichi, Mozyr, Pukhovichi and Veselovo.

Belgospischeprom embraces 12 distilleries. The new group will incorporate nine of them.