Glubokoye Dairy and Canning Plant is organizing cheese production at its Braslav branch

February 7, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. OJSC "Glubokoye Dairy and Canning Plant" will allocate over Br40 billion for the reconstruction of its Braslav branch in 2011-2012, the enterprise informed a BELTA correspondent. The branch will see the reconstruction of its boiler house, production workshops, utility rooms, refrigeration and water supply systems, and the replacement of heating networks. The workshops are planned to be equipped with two new technological lines for the production of hard and soft cheeses with a capacity of 10 tons and about 2 tons per day, respectively. New storage facilities will be built for product ripening and storage. The enterprise has already begun implementing this large-scale project: a tender for the selection of equipment suppliers is being finalized, and a general contractor for the plant's reconstruction is being determined. The modernized branch is planned to be commissioned by 2013. In 2010, Glubokoye Dairy and Canning Plant produced products worth Br215.1 billion, or 116.5% compared to 2009. The profitability of sales was 3.4%. Exports grew by 25.8% to $42.3 million. Their share in the total sales volume reached 53.7%. Supplies were made to Kazakhstan, Russia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and other countries. The enterprise was founded in 1966. It includes the Braslav Production Branch and the agricultural enterprise "Mnyuto". The plant produces canned milk, butter, dry milk, whole milk products, casein, and rennet hard cheeses. The product range includes over 80 items. The number of employees is over 900 people. -0-