Cherkizovo Group and the Smenka project have selected three schools for cafeteria renovations in 2026.

На конкурс, проходивший осенью 2025 года, поступило более 1,5 тысяч заявок из 19 регионов присутствия компании. Победителями стали:

1. Sredneapochskaya Secondary School ( Kursk Region , 69 students).

2. Shumovskaya Secondary School (Ulyanovsk Region, about 70 students).

3. Odintsovo Lyceum No. 2 (Moscow Region, more than 1.3 thousand students).

The cafeterias at these schools will undergo a comprehensive renovation, including replacement of equipment, furniture, and tableware, along with updated finishes and decor. Part of the interior will feature special informational posters, developed in collaboration with the Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) project, which will teach children the basics of healthy eating in a playful way.

"It's important to us that as many children as possible in the regions where we operate have access to comfortable meals. Renovations impact not only the quality of food but also the overall atmosphere in schools," noted Vsevolod Gribchenkov, HEAD of Corporate Social Responsibility at Cherkizovo Group.

As part of the same competition, three other schools—in the Chelyabinsk and Oryol regions, and Bashkortostan—will receive grants of 100,000 rubles each to carry out repairs themselves.

Over the four years of their partnership, Cherkizovo and Smenka have renovated cafeterias in ten Russian schools. The 2026 project will be financed through the recently established Cherkizovo Charitable Foundation, whose mission is to develop social infrastructure in the regions where the company operates.