Polotsk Dairy Plant launched a new line for the production of aerated dairy products

March 28, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. JSC "Polotsk Dairy Plant" has launched a new line for the production of aerated dairy products, the enterprise director Vladimir Yatskevich told a BELTA correspondent. The technological line of Belarusian-Polish-German production, purchased in 2010, will allow the enterprise to master the production of a new assortment. 15 types of aerated dairy products will be produced on the new line. These include curd from skimmed to 9% fat content, curd paste with fruit fillings, curd creams, milk puddings and mousses with various flavors. The cost of the line amounted to Br3.2 billion. The equipment was installed in the reconstructed curd shop. The first trial batch of aerated products was released in March. Part of it was sent for sale, the remaining share is used in the work to increase shelf life. In particular, the plant plans to increase the shelf life of curd from 36 hours to 8-10 days. The equipment allows producing 250 kg of finished products per hour. The enterprise intends to reach full capacity by the third quarter. This process will largely depend on consumer demand for Polotsk novelties, specialists noted. For January-February, the enterprise produced products worth Br19.4 billion, or 130.1% compared to the same period last year. Dairy products worth over $2 million were shipped for export to Russia and Kazakhstan. The share of exports in the total sales volume for two months was 33%. Investments in modernization and technological re-equipment for 2011 are planned in the amount of over Br20 billion. The enterprise was founded in 1987. The assortment includes more than 70 types of dairy products, which are produced under the trademark "Molochnoe Razdolye". At the beginning of 2011, the plant received a certificate of conformity to the quality management system LST EN ISO 9001:2008 and food safety LST EN ISO 22000:2005 for skimmed milk powder. The average number of employees is over 760 people. -0-