APPETITE ARRIVES DURING THE MEAL. AVENTURES GROUP HERALDS DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR 2006 December 14, 2005, at the restaurant "Lypskiy osobnyak", there was a press conference by Vladimir Kolodyuk, President of AVentures Group. The main theme of the event was the holding company's plans for 2006. Mr. Kolodyuk devoted a great deal of attention to further development prospects for the holding company's retail companies - by the end of next year the total number of retail outlets for AVentures Group will be about 245 stores. Furthermore, the holding company's turnover will for the first time exceed the $1 billion dollar mark, reaching 1.1 billion dollars.