20 October 2003 05:44
Lactalis Istra to produce 6,000 tonnes of cheese a year by 2005
Lactalis Istra now produces 150 to 250 tonnes of processed cheese
a month. "Our volumes are quickly approaching the target and if it
MOSCOW. Oct 20 (Interfax) - Lactalis Istra, the Moscow region plant of French dairy goods producer Lactalis, plans to
reach full capacity and produce 6,000 tonnes of President brand processed cheese annually by 2005, Yekaterina
Churyanova, the plant's marketing chief, told Interfax.
Monthly production should reach 500 tonnes a month at the end of
2004 - beginning of 2005. After that, the plant will work to double
seems that dynamics are not so good this is because of strict quality control. This is especially important in the
initial stages when the first supplies of goods produces in the Moscow region are being set up," she said.
President brand processed cheese is no longer imported to Russia
because the Moscow region plant can fully meet the country's
capacity.
Lactalis Istra products will account for over 10% of the Russian processed cheese market in 2004, Churyanova said. It
now holds 3.5% to 5% of the market.
requirements. Dairy products that are not produced in Istra continue to be imported. "Despite the high capacity
of the new plant, it is impossible to substitute Lactalis imports 100%, because the name of many cheeses is tied to the
place and method of production."
Lactalis Istra has already started exporting cheese to Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. [RU ASIA EUROPE EEU EMRG FR
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