Vitebsk fruit and vegetable processing plant will master the production of juices for baby food in Tetra Pak packaging in 2010

December 11, Minsk / Tatyana Lobas - BELTA /. Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant will master the production of juices for baby food in Tetra Pak packaging in 2010, the plant's director Rostislav Goshko told a BELTA correspondent. For this purpose, a line for bottling juices in 200 ml Tetra Pak containers will be installed at the plant. Small Tetra Pak packaging is not yet used at other enterprises of Belgospishcheprom; it is imported. According to the head, the products will be manufactured under the import substitution program. With the introduction of the new line, the range of juices for baby food is planned to be expanded. Recipes have already been developed. The line is expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2010. Next year, it is planned to master the production of baby food preserves based on meat and vegetables. For this, a technological line will be purchased, which is planned to be commissioned in the second half of the year. Meat raw materials will be added to vegetable purees. These will be various combinations: turkey meat with potatoes and cabbage, chicken meat with green peas or cabbage, beef or liver with the addition of vegetable puree. This year, the enterprise mastered the production of 17 new product names, including 14 types of purees and 3 types of juices. Since 2009, the production of baby food has become the main development direction of the plant. The product range includes 23 types of baby food preserves, 10 of which are fruit and vegetable purees. Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant was founded in 1993 and became a joint-stock company in 2008. The enterprise specializes in the production of fruit and berry and vegetable preserves, including for baby food, semi-finished purees, and aseptically preserved products. -0-