(KZN.RU,
July 2). The symbolic launch of production of the Kazan Dairy Plant took place
in the capital of Tatarstan. Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, Ivan
Lebedev, the deputy minister of Agriculture of Russia, Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor
of Kazan, and others attended the ceremony.
Before the
ceremony, the official guests got acquainted with the work of the workshops and
inspected the modern equipment installed at the plant. They visited the
hardware workshop, the packaging workshop, the production of dairy products,
where the starter process takes place for the production of kefir, katyk,
ryazhenka, and other products.
Then the
guests visited the site where the milk production line in PET bottles is
located. They tasted ice cream, which is produced at the Kazan Dairy Plant.
On the
stage in the yard, the visitors were shown a film about the history of the
plant and the modernization that had taken place.
The Kazan
Dairy Plant is one of the oldest enterprises in the city, which was founded in
1932, noted R. Minnikhanov. “I have been here more than once in few years”, he
said. “And I see the company changes. There was a time when it turned out to be
down; and now an investor appeared in 2017, the company “Komos Group”. Today it
is our strategic partner; we see that the investor is focused on high results”.
The company is implementing other projects in the republic related to poultry
farming and pig breeding, added the President of the RT. He also reminded that
everything done at the enterprise is only the first stage of modernization.
The
President of the RT emphasized that the enterprise today already exports its products,
and also supplies to 70 regions of the country. “We see that they make
high-quality products here”, said R. Minnikhanov. “And this means that the
population of the region will consume high-quality dairy products. I am certain
that we have enough milk and production facilities in the republic to provide
the population with high-quality products”.
The Kazan
Dairy Plant has many interesting ideas. In particular, the idea of producing
milk for schoolchildren in the framework of the School Milk program, said the
President of the RT and added that the republic would assist the enterprise.
The
President of the RT also presented several awards of the RT to the most
distinguished specialists of “Komos Group”.
Ivan
Lebedev, the deputy minister of Agriculture of Russia, said that the new
production of the Kazan Dairy Plant is a vivid example of how the state support
works today. According to him, the dairy industry is an absolute priority in
terms of providing state support. “According to the doctrine of food security,
we still have some shortage of milk production in the amount of 5-6 million
tons”, said I. Lebedev. “But you see that this year, the price is stable for
the first time, there is no volatility”. In addition, the department has a
strict policy on the use of palm fats, introduced the system “Mercury”, he
added.
“You are a
clear company, working on real raw materials”, said I. Lebedev addressing
representatives of “Komos Group”. “You use all the possibilities and already
deliver products for export to China. I wish you prosperity”.
At the end
of the ceremony, everyone tasted the products of the Kazan Dairy Plant. It is
produced under various trademarks, and the product line contains milk,
milkshakes, ice cream, and fermented milk products.
The Kazan
Dairy Plant was bought by the Company “Komos Group” (Udmurtia) in 2017, reminds
the press service of the President of the RT. In the same year, the Company
began to implement an investment project on modernization, which is scheduled
to be held in 3 stages (2017–2021), with a total investment of 3.5 billion
rubles. Investments in the first phase amounted to 1.6 billion rubles.
Financing of the project is carried out both at the expense of funds of OOO
“Kazan Dairy Plant” and at the expense of credit organizations (“Gazprombank”
and “Rosselkhozbank”).