Vitebsk Liqueur and Vodka Plant intends to increase exports to Bulgaria by 5 times in 2010

February 25, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. RUP "Vitebsk Distillery" plans to increase exports to Bulgaria fivefold in 2010, the general director of the enterprise, Mikhail Vasilevsky, told a BELTA correspondent. The Vitebsk enterprise entered the Bulgarian market in the second half of 2009, when a small batch of a wide range of products worth 40 thousand euros was delivered to Sofia. In January of this year, the second batch of 1 thousand decaliters was shipped, and in March, another 2 thousand decaliters will be delivered. Negotiations on further cooperation are currently underway, the head said. This year, the Vitebsk plant plans to include new countries in its export map. Thus, the first supplies to Turkey and Kazakhstan are already being prepared, Mikhail Vasilevsky added. In 2009, Vitebsk Distillery exported products to 10 countries (Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Germany, etc.). The export growth rate was 114.6% compared to 2008. In total, last year the enterprise produced products worth Br50.4 billion, or 114% compared to the 2008 level. Consumer goods worth Br51.4 billion were produced (113.5%). About 1.5 million decaliters of vodka and liqueur products were produced (107%), rectified spirit - 612 thousand decaliters (107.2%), cognac - 13 thousand decaliters, non-alcoholic beverages - 29 thousand decaliters. Investments in fixed assets amounted to Br3.8 billion. Vitebsk Distillery was founded in 1898. The range of alcoholic products manufactured includes about 50 items. The average number of employees is 520 people. -0-