Red October (chocolate factory)

The Red October or Krasny Oktybr chocolate factory was a place in Moscow where people made chocolate. It began in 1851.

Theodore von Einem started making candy and chocolate in 1851. The factory became famous in 1913 when it began selling candy to the Tsar. After the Russian Revolution, the factory's name was changed to State Confectionery Factory Number One in 1917. It was renamed Red October in 1922.

The Misha bear chocolate bear is one of the chocolates made at Red October. The Misha bear shows Russian national pride. The candy bear looks like paintings of brown bears by artist Ivan Shishkin. The factory started makinng Alyonka chocolate bars in 1966. Alyonka is the name of the fictional girl on the package.

In 2007, the factory had 3000 workers. The factory owners moved the factory out of central Moscow to a place outside the city. They moved the factory because the real estate in the middle of the city had become very valuable.