Lukashenko samples sweets, cookies at Krasny Mozyryanin

NAROVLYA, 27 April (BelTA) – During a big working trip to Gomel Oblast Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko went to OAO Krasny Mozyryanin, BelTA has learned.

The most popular products made by Krasny Mozyryanin as well as by the confectionery factory Spartak were offered for sampling. The latest products were demonstrated as well.

The Korovka candies from Krasny Mozyryanin are called a hit product. They are still made according to their classic recipe using butter. The recipe has not changed since 1947. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that he is well familiar with these products.

Spartak Company presented, among other things, a line of sugar-free sweets and products for children such as Pechenyashki cookies and Kroshki-Osminozhki wafer products.

“Well done, you make good products,” the president said. “But do not lose your markets, including foreign ones,” the head of state instructed.

The president was informed that the main target market for Krasny Mozyryanin is the domestic market where the factory sells about 70% of its products. The main foreign buyer of Krasny Mozyryanin’s confectionery products is Russia. However, sweets produced at the confectionery factory in Narovlya are also shipped to Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Kazakhstan. The enterprise plans to penetrate the markets of China, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

Krasny Mozyryanin has implemented an investment project under the One District – One Project initiative. It involved the reconstruction of the toffee production section with the introduction of new equipment. The project cost Br4.5 million while its implementation made it possible to speed up the production of sweets and more than double the line’s performance.

“You signaled to me about the new line and its launch with your products. Your products have been delivered to me,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted with a smile. “And I was glad that Krasny Mozyryanin has finally started producing toffee and according to an old recipe.”

The head of state personally familiarized himself with the operation of the new toffee production line. Despite the high-tech equipment the recipe has not changed for more than 80 years and only natural ingredients are used to make the toffee: for example, the butter and condensed milk that have already been mentioned.

Another investment project is being implemented at Krasny Mozyryanin. It is even larger and more ambitious. It involves the reconstruction of the candy and marmalade workshop with the installation of an automated pastille production line. The project costs Br11 million, with the implementation timeframe set for 2024-2027. The installation of the automated line will make it possible to increase output and expand the range of the factory’s popular products.