Orsha Bakery to complete confectionery workshop modernization in H1

February 7, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Orsha bakery will complete the modernization of its confectionery workshop in the first half of the year, the enterprise director Dmitry Venger told a BELTA correspondent. The project, costing about Br1.5 billion, has been underway at the bakery since July 2010. Currently, the main repair and construction work has been completed in the workshop, and the delivery of the necessary technological equipment is underway: new dough mixers, cream beaters, a deck oven, and flour dispensers. It is planned to complete the reconstruction of the production areas by the end of the first quarter, and to start the installation and commissioning of equipment from April. The commissioning of the updated workshop is scheduled for June. The implementation of the project is aimed at improving the quality of bakery and confectionery products and is a major step towards implementing a food safety management system based on HACCP principles, which the Orsha bakery plans to certify this year. In 2010, the enterprise produced products worth Br20.4 billion, which is 110.2% of the 2009 level. Sales profitability was 6.1%. Labor productivity increased by 6.4% over the past year. Exports increased by 28% to $98 thousand. Supplies were made to Russia. The energy saving indicator reached minus 16% against the target of minus 14.6%. Investments in fixed assets amounted to Br850 million. In addition, in 2010, the enterprise implemented the STB 18001 occupational safety management system, and in 2007, a quality management system based on the international standard ISO 9001. The enterprise was founded in 1935. It is a branch of RUPP "Vitebskhlebprom". The plant produces 25 tons of bakery products and 500 kg of confectionery products per day. The share of new types of products in the total production volume in 2010 was 77%. In total, more than 90 types of products are produced daily. The number of employees is over 340 people. -0-