How "Dairy World" conquers the market with its cottage cheese, sour cream, curds

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MILK , cottage cheese, sour cream, and also curds, ice cream and much more, very tasty and high-quality, produced at the Molochny Mir OJSC, are known throughout Belarus and far beyond its borders. The impeccable image of the enterprise was created over decades by the work of hundreds of people. Everyone has their own area of ​​work and their own responsibility. Without exception, all employees understand the importance of their activities, and therefore the effectiveness of each is high. The most pleasant thing is when this is celebrated not only at the enterprise, but also at the highest level. One of the awards was given to the HEAD of the quality and standardization department of Molochny Mir OJSC Inna Cherko, who became the winner of the Best Quality Manager 2022 contest.

The award was held as part of the ceremony of presenting the Prize of the Government of the Republic of Belarus for achievements in the field of quality.

Control at all stages

Thanks to the Dairy World team, refrigerators of Belarusians (and not only them) are replenished every day with delicious and fresh milk: from familiar and premium cheeses, milk of various types of pasteurization, cottage cheese, soft cheeses to glazed curds and ice cream. Every day the company's products are getting better. This is also the result of the work and merit of the quality and standardization department, headed by Inna Cherko.

– In 2005, after graduating from the Grodno State Agrarian University, I came to the position of a quality and standardization engineer at the Berestovitsky branch of the then Grodno Dairy Plant. Three years later, she transferred to the head enterprise in Grodno and in 2009 she headed the quality and standardization department, - Inna Nikolaevna begins the story of her career.

– We carry out selective control in the form of internal audits, we are members of the sanitary and tasting commission. We do tastings daily. In addition to evaluating the appearance, color, smell and taste, we also pay attention to the labeling,” the head of the department dedicates to the nuances of his business. – We also undergo external certification, thanks to which we supply products abroad. In far-arc countries, whey powder, skimmed milk powder , sterilized milk and cream are in demand. In addition, the quality and standardization department is a key link between the manufacturer and the consumer.

According to the specialist, a traceability system has been created at the enterprise within the framework of management systems, which allows you to identify products at all stages of its life cycle and quickly identify specific points of inconsistencies and eliminate them.

- Naturally, not only internal control is carried out in production. Every month monitoring is carried out by the veterinary service. We also use the so-called audit by the second party, when a consumer who wants to purchase our products has the legal right to come, visit the production, see how the process is controlled, study the documents. By the way, all our suppliers also undergo similar control by the enterprise, - says the specialist.

But if all of a sudden consumers have any questions, then the Quality and Standardization Department, which, in addition to Inna Cherko, employs two more people, promptly and efficiently answers them.

- Claims and thanks are taken into account. No call, email or letter goes unanswered. They come from us to the workshops, where suggestions, comments and thanks are taken into account in the work, - says Inna Cherko. In addition, the duties of the employees of the department are labeling products in tandem with other responsible specialists.

The secret of success is teamwork

The head of the department is sure that the success of Dairy World is teamwork.

– If you need to find a solution, deal with a problem, we get together and discuss. I am proud of my colleagues, each of whom, in their place, makes a great contribution to the common cause - to the production of high-quality and natural products, - notes Inna Nikolaevna. And, according to the expert, the leader's example is very important. A great merit in this is the CEO Marina Anikeeva, who, managing a huge enterprise employing hundreds of people, knows how to see the potential in each employee and objectively evaluate the results of work. And the best confirmation of effective work is merit awards.

it is noteworthy that literally in May "Dairy World" was awarded the Order of Labor Glory. Such an event, when an industrial enterprise receives such a high state award, happened for the first time in the history of the republic. It is difficult to call a fait accompli a surprising fact. Indeed, for more than eight decades, thanks to the dairy giant, favorite cheeses , cottage cheese, milk, and butter have appeared on the tables of residents of Belarus and foreign countries . And this is just one of the significant awards of recent years.

Behind the team of the enterprise - entry on the Republican Board of Honor, a special award of the competition for the Prize of the Government of the Republic of Belarus in the nomination "Excellence in Management", entry on the Board of Honor of the Grodno Region for achieving high performance in economic development, victory in the International Business Prize, "Leader of the year" at the exhibition "Belagro-2022", five diplomas of the 1st degree at the tasting competition "Champion of Taste" (organizer - PRODUKT.BY) and three gold medals in the international competition "Best Product" at the 30th International Food Exhibition , drinks and raw materials for their production PRODEXPO-2023 in Moscow.

The award received just a week ago - "Best Quality Manager", the company emphasizes, will be an incentive to achieve new successes and conquer heights. Both for Inna Cherko and for all her colleagues.

In May, Dairy World was awarded the Order of Labor Glory. Such an event, when an industrial enterprise receives such a high state award, happened for the first time in the history of the republic.

Ekaterina BENADYSYUK

Photo by Maxim GUCHEK and from the archive of the enterprise