Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Cannery will increase the production of baby food preserves by 1.4 times in 2010

June 25, Minsk / Tatyana Lobas - BELTA /. RUP "Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant" intends to produce at least 3.9 million conventional cans of baby food, which is 1.4 times more than in 2009, the enterprise director Rostislav Goshko told a BELTA correspondent. At the same time, he noted that in accordance with the presidential program "Children of Belarus," the plant was tasked with producing 2.5 million conventional cans this year. Thus, the plan will be overfulfilled by 58%. In January-May, 1.5 million conventional cans of baby food have already been produced, or 66.8% more than in the same period last year. The utilization of production capacities for baby food increased from 8.3% in 2005 to 34.9% in 2009. This year, it is planned to increase equipment utilization by another 21.5%. Production intensification allowed the plant to produce 2.445 million conventional cans of baby food in 2009, or 101.9% of the target set by the presidential program "Children of Belarus." Since 2009, baby food production has become the main development direction of the plant. In January-May, the enterprise mastered the production of eight new types of baby food products: cauliflower puree with cream, apple and cauliflower puree, carrot-apricot puree, zucchini and apple puree, zucchini and carrot puree, zucchini and carrot puree with cream, carrot and cauliflower puree with cream, zucchini and blackcurrant puree. The preserves are produced in modern 190 ml glass jars. Participating in the implementation of the presidential program "Children of Belarus," the enterprise has already mastered the production of over 50 types of baby food preserves. The first trial batches of baby food were produced here in 2006. In 2007-2009, the production of 21 types of juices and 27 types of purees was established. This year, it is planned to master the production of another 22 types of baby food products. Thus, the process of assortment renewal has doubled over the past two years. "The trend for health, which young Belarusian mothers are showing, stimulates demand for quality baby food," states Rostislav Goshko. "For us, as producers, this allowed us to reduce baby food inventories in physical terms by 11.8% last year, while the volume of its production increased 1.5 times. Currently, all the enterprise's products are in demand both in domestic and foreign markets." Along with products for the youngest, the enterprise has mastered the production of preserves for pregnant and lactating women. For them, the production of prophylactic purees enriched with nutrients has been organized. This product was developed by specialists from Vitebsk State Medical University and contains a complex of microelements beneficial for both the expectant mother and the baby. RUP "Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant" was founded in 1993. In 2008, the enterprise was corporatized. Currently, 99.9% of shares are state-owned. The number of employees is about 200 people.-0-