"Red October" - Moscow confectionery factory on the waterfront Bersenevskaya that existed in 1889-2007 years. Built by "Einem" in 1890, after the October Revolution, it was nationalized and got a real name. In the 2000s the company entered the "United Confectioners". After the closure of the company factory buildings largely preserved and converted into offices, retail and exhibition spaces.
The date of foundation of the company is considered Einem in 1851, when Theodore Ferdinand von Einem opened on Arbat small workshop for the production of chocolate and sweets. In the studio working a total of four master. During the Crimean War Einem supplied products to the front, resulting profits enabled him to expand production and move the factory to the Butcher Street. In 1869 to join Eynemu entrepreneur J. Heuss. Together they opened a sweet shop at the Theatre Square, bought abroad newest steam engine and built the first factory building at the Sofia embankment of the Moscow River.
With each pound sold new Einem cookies donated two cents worth of silver, of which half of the amount received in favor of charitable institutions in Moscow, and the other half - in favor of the German school for the poor and orphans. The first official record of the company "Einem. Association of steam chocolate factory, sweets and tea cookies "appears in 1867 in the directory« Factories and enterprises of the Russian Empire. " By this time the company already had awards of All-Russian exhibitions of manufactured: bronze (1864) and silver (1865) medals. The company produces candies, candy, chocolate, cocoa drinks, candy, cookies, biscuits, gingerbread, candied fruit, marmalade.
In 2004 it opened the first phase of the Patriarchal bridge, provide a convenient approach to the nearest station "Kropotkinskaya" metro station, from this time began the formation of the exhibition and shopping complex on the territory of the factory. September 18, 2004 in the premises of the former garages of the factory "Red October" on the initiative of artist Vladimir Dubossarsky opened cultural center "ARTStrelka", which existed until 2009. Later in the factory were numerous art exhibitions, contemporary art fair, opened art galleries.