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Zhmerynka
The Group acquired Zhmerinka Plant in November 2005. The plant is located in Vinnitza, 270 km south-west of Kyiv, and is a well established regional enterprise with a range of high quality dairy products such as smoked cheese, processed cheese, cream cheese and butter.
The plant’s capacities supplement the Group’s capabilities in the core product segments. The regionally recognisable trademarks of Zhmerinka are also a valuable addition to the Group’s stable of brands.
Between 2005 and 2007, Ukrproduct Group invested GBP 0.5 million to modernise the plant’s butter and processed cheese production facilities as well as to improve and develop its milk collecting points.
Krasyliv
The Krasyliv Butter-Manufacturing Plant, was acquired by Ukrproduct Group in 2001.
During 2005 and 2007, Ukrproduct Group invested GBP 60,000 to modernise the plant’s laboratory facilities, to reconstruct pipelines and networks and to improve and develop its of milk collecting points.
Letychiv
The Letichiv Plant is located in the Ukrainian region of Khlmelnitsky, in the vicinity of the Starkon Plant. The plant was acquired by the Group in November 2005. The plant’s product range comprises fat-free cheese and casein. The site has the capacity to collect up to 100 tonnes of raw milk per day, thus expanding Ukrproduct Group’s raw milk collection zone in the region. This is essential for ensuring the continued supply of raw materials (milk and fat-free cheese) which is required for the increased production at the Group’s Starkon plant.
During 2005 and 2007, Ukrproduct Group invested GBP 237,900 into the Letychiv Plant in order to modernise its operations. The bulk of the investment served to improve and develop the milk collecting points where milk from individual farmers is deposited.
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