Verkhnedvinsk cheesemakers won a gold medal at the International Agro-Industrial Exhibition

October 22, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Verkhnedvinsk cheesemakers won gold medals for their "Gauda" and "Monarch" cheeses at the XIV International Agro-Industrial Exhibition "Golden Autumn 2012" in Moscow, the open joint-stock company "Verkhnedvinsk Butter and Cheese Factory" informed a BELTA correspondent. The exhibition was held at the All-Russian Exhibition Center. On an area of 60 thousand square meters, achievements of the agro-industrial complex were demonstrated by 2.5 thousand enterprises and organizations from 35 countries. Experts unanimously recognized the best and awarded gold medals to "Gauda" cheese with 50% fat content and "Monarch" cheese with 50% fat content, which are mastered and produced at the Verkhnedvinsk factory under the "Yan-syrodel" trademark. As noted at the enterprise, participation in such international exhibition projects provides an opportunity to fully present the manufactured products, and for consumers to taste and evaluate new products, and to receive information about the product and the enterprise firsthand. Another result of the exhibition was negotiations with Russian companies on concluding contracts for the supply of products to various regions of Russia. The Verkhnedvinsk Butter and Cheese Factory traces its history back to 1932. The enterprise was incorporated in 1999, and its founder is the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee. The state owns 95.3% of the shares. The factory specializes in the production of hard rennet cheeses, butter, and dry whey. In the milk processing structure, over 60% is accounted for by cheese production. The product range includes over 30 types of products. The enterprise has registered the trademarks "Yan syrodel" and "Ulyanka" with the National Center of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Belarus. OJSC "Verkhnedvinsk Butter and Cheese Factory" was the first in Belarus to receive a certificate of conformity to the quality management system LST EN ISO 9001:2008 and food safety LST EN ISO 22000:2005, and also, among the four leading processing enterprises in Belarus, became the holder of a food safety management system certificate of conformity to the requirements of the international standard FSSC 22000 this year, which confirms its readiness to supply products to European Union countries. In January-August of the current year, the growth rate of production volumes was 244.8% compared to the same period last year. Sales profitability is one of the highest among the enterprises of the republic and amounts to 10%. -0-