![]() In 2017, opposition figure and corruption fighter Alexei Navalny accused Prigozhin’s companies of breaking antitrust laws by bidding for some $387 million in Defense Ministry contracts. He also organized catering for Kremlin events for several years - earning him the nickname “Putin’s chef” - and has provided catering and utility services to the Russian military. In Moscow alone, his company Concord won millions of dollars in contracts to provide meals at public schools. In 2010, Putin helped open Prigozhin’s factory, which was built on generous loans by a state bank. His businesses expanded significantly to catering and providing school lunches. “Vladimir Putin saw how I built a business out of a kiosk, he saw that I don’t mind serving to the esteemed guests because they were my guests,” Prigozhin recalled in an interview published in 2011. ![]() In his first term, the Russian leader took then-French President Jacques Chirac to dine at one of them. Afterward, he owned a hot dog stand and then fancy restaurants that drew interest from Putin. ![]()
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