27 December 2024, 13:18

Belarusian PM inspects progress in dried baby food project at Bellakt

VOLKOVYSK, 27 December (BelTA) - Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko visited the Belarusian baby food producer Bellakt in the town of Volkovysk, BelTA learned.

Roman Golovchenko was briefed about the financial and economic activities of Bellakt and its development prospects, about the progress in the investment project “Construction of a dry baby food shop according to GMP standards”.

According to Bellakt Director General Vitaly Lupik, the project was launched a year and a half ago. “The baby food shop project, which is very important for our country, is already underway,” he said. “Some of the equipment has already been purchased. Some of it is in the process of being manufactured or designed. At the moment we are designing a new workshop. It will be an independent, freestanding site that will create 60 jobs.”

According to him, this project will increase the factory’s dried baby food capacity to 15,000 tonnes per year. "Currently, we produce 7,500 tonnes, so we will double the output. We are already operating almost at full capacity, so we need a new facility. This is important both for our country and our foreign partners," he said. The director pointed out that the enterprise supplies baby food to 12 countries (among the main partners are Russia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan), and is negotiating cooperation with another six countries.

Vitaly Lupik emphasized that the new facility will provide additional processing capacity for the enterprise. "Currently, we process 280,000 tonnes of milk a year. The new facility will increase our capacity by another 100,000 tonnes. Currently we are operating at the top of our capacities. Therefore, additional milk processing capacity will come in handy," he added.

The project is slated for completion in 2027.