▁years ' ▁span , ▁the ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Na um ▁Bab ae v ▁made ▁a ▁prof ound ▁career ▁le ap , ▁from ▁the ▁top - manager ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁ag ro - hold ing ▁to ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁tur key ▁producer ▁in ▁Russia ". ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Dam at é ▁had ▁been ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁top - 2 5 ▁largest ▁meat ▁produ cers ▁in ▁this ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bab ae v ▁acquired ▁the ▁da iry ▁product ▁plant ▁P enz ens ky ▁( M OL COM ), ▁the ▁largest ▁processor ▁of ▁milk ▁in ▁P enza ▁region ▁with ▁a ▁che ese ▁factory ▁in ▁Bel in sky ▁town . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Dam at é , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁food ▁group ▁Dan one , ▁launched ▁a ▁high - power ed ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁prem ium ▁quality ▁milk ▁in ▁Ty umen ▁region , ▁Western ▁Si ber ia . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Ty umen ▁delivered ▁its ▁first ▁tons ▁of ▁milk ▁to ▁Dan one ▁production ▁facilities ▁ ▁Bab ae v ▁own s ▁Dam at é ▁on ▁a ▁par ▁with ▁the ▁holding ' s ▁CE O ▁R ash id ▁Kh ai rov . ▁They ▁had ▁met ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁long ▁before ▁the ▁Dam at é ▁ende avor . ▁According ▁to ▁V edom osti , ▁in ▁their ▁current ▁partners hip , ▁Bab ae v