Their products are chosen in 28 countries around the world. We tell you about the main innovations of the Slutsk Cheese Factory

The products of OJSC "Slutsk Cheese Factory" are known and loved not only in our country, but also far beyond its borders: 80% of everything produced here is exported . Belarusian cheeses , butter and dry dairy products can be found on store shelves in 28 countries around the world - from Lebanon and Bahrain to Mauritania and Venezuela. it is not surprising that at the republican competition "Best Exporter of 2023", which was recently held in MINSK, the enterprise was awarded a diploma in the nomination "Dairy Industry".

The geography is impressive
The diploma of the republican competition "Best Exporter of 2023" is a well-deserved award, because 80% of the products manufactured at OJSC "Slutsk Cheese Factory" are sold abroad. According to the results of last year, the enterprise exported dairy products worth 374.3 million US dollars. Butter, dry dairy products, cheeses, and whole MILK products are in the greatest demand outside Belarus .

The list of countries that buy dairy products produced in Slutsk is so extensive that it is quite possible to study geography in school: Serbia, Lebanon, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, Mauritania, Venezuela... And these are only the new EXPORT markets. In total, the export geography includes 28 countries of the world. Moreover, if earlier among the countries where JSC "Slutsk Cheese Factory" supplies dry dairy products, CHINA occupied the leading position , at present the management of the enterprise sees prospects for supplying this product to new markets, including African countries, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Tasty. Healthy. Natural.

The history of the enterprise, which is today one of the largest processors and producers of dairy products in the Republic of Belarus , began almost a hundred years ago. A butter and CHEESE FACTORY, processing about 2 thousand tons of milk per day, appeared in Slutsk in 1935. In 1981, it was transformed into a cheese-making plant . Today, it is a huge holding company with five branches, five production sites and three agricultural branches in its structure.
To make delicious cheese, sour cream and butter, you need high-quality milk . About 3,200 tons are processed here per day. This strategically important product is delivered to the plant from its own agricultural branches. Milk also comes from other farms. Everything is exclusively premium or extra grade.

Everyone loves and buys the products of OJSC "Slutsk Cheese Factory". On store shelves you can find them under the trademarks "Zdravushka", "Nezhnaya Koroleva", Complimilk, "Kletskaya Krynachka", "Yas Belous", "#Mozhno".

Cheese is especially popular with customers. Belarusians have always revered this product, and JSC "Slutsk Cheese Factory" offers it for every taste and budget. There are both classic ones, for example, "Gollandsky", "Rossiysky Molody", "Poshekhonsky", and unique ones, inimitable in taste and recipe - "Chantal" with chanterelles and fried onions, semi-hard "Cheddar Rodeo", "Belovezhsky" hot smoked with pepper and garlic.

You can assemble the perfect cheese plate from such products. But there are several nuances that experts advise to consider when creating such a dish: the cheeses on the plate should be laid out in order of increasing taste - from more delicate to piquant. Cheese is cut into slices, cubes, and thin layers, which can then be rolled into tubes. The ideal cut is when the edge, crust and core of each slice are visible. The aroma of cheeses is most fully revealed at room temperature. Therefore, take them out of the refrigerator an hour before serving , and when you place them on the plate, leave more air between the slices of different varieties.

Not only #Possible, but also necessary

One of the most colorful brands of the OJSC "Slutsk Cheese Factory" - "Yas Belous" - appeared on the domestic market only a few years ago. But it is already safe to say that there is hardly a Belarusian who has not tried cheese, sour cream,cottage cheese , butter, kefir or glazed curds in black and yellow packaging with a Slutsk belt pattern and colorful moustache.

Another new product from the company is a line of lactose-free products under the brand name "#Mozhno". Thanks to it, dairy products are now available to those who previously could not consume them due to individual intolerance. Moreover, their taste is practically no different from the usual ones. In addition to milk, the lactose-free line also includes 3.2% fat kefir, 20% fat sour cream,1.5% fat Apple-Banana yogurt , as well as natural yogurt without additives and 82.5% fat butter.

So what is special about this product? According to the company's specialists, during the production process, a special enzyme is added to regular cow's milk, thanks to which a lactose-free product is obtained that is easily digestible. It breaks down lactose, and if it remains in the milk , then in an insignificant amount.

OJSC "Slutsk Cheese Factory" is a huge holding company, which has five branches, five production sites and three agricultural branches in its structure. Today, more than 4.5 thousand employees work here.

At the end of 2023, a new workshop was put into operation in the Kopyl branch of OJSC Slutsk Cheese Factory, where they produce dry milk with a capillary-porous structure. Only a few enterprises in our country make such a product - it is not surprising that it immediately began to be popular with buyers.

At the republican competition "Best Exporter of 2023", which was recently held in Minsk, OJSC "Slutsk Cheese Factory" was awarded a diploma in the nomination "Dairy Industry". Such a high award is far from the first in the company's collection.

Yulia GAVRILENKO, photos provided by the company