OJSC "Orsha Dairy Plant" will allocate Br1.5 billion for the expansion of ice cream production

April 23, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Orsha Dairy Plant OJSC will expand its ice cream production this year, the enterprise director Nikolai Shkolnikov told a BELTA correspondent. Additional equipment will be installed to increase the output of sweet products. It is planned to install an automatic extrusion line with a capacity of 3.5 tons per shift, which will produce ice cream in the form of Eskimo bars and sandwiches. Currently, the enterprise is preparing to hold a tender for the supply of new equipment and the reconstruction of the workshop where it will be installed. The project is planned to be implemented by the end of the year. It is planned to allocate about Br1.5 billion from various sources of funding for its implementation. Nikolai Shkolnikov noted that the enterprise currently produces over 40 types of ice cream on a line with a capacity of 2 tons per shift. The share of this product in the total production volume is 30%. The launch of additional equipment will increase its share by 15%. In January-March, the plant produced products worth Br4.2 billion, which is 17.3% higher than the same period last year. The profitability of sales in the first quarter was 12.8%. Products are supplied to all regions of Belarus. The enterprise was founded in 1944 and became a joint-stock company in 1997. It specializes in the production of cheese and ice cream. -0-