Exclusive-US-owned company seized to feed Russia planning to supply China, North Korea instead

LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-owned canned food company seized by Russia to safeguard domestic food supplies is planning to boost dwindling sales with exports to China and North Korea, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and people familiar with the matter. Glavprodukt, the largest canned food producer in Russia, was founded by Los Angeles-based Leonid Smirnov and seized by the Kremlin in October 2024. Moscow argued that the company is of strategic importance to Russia's food supply.