| Kremenchug confectionary factory |
Kremenchug confectionary factory – is one of the eldest enterprises in Ukraine, specialized on the manufacture of sweet products. A factory was founded in 1898 by a businessman P.N.Podderygin, and in 1925 on its base a state enterprise with the production volume of to 140 tons of products per year was created. Since this time a factory developed swiftly, and in 1990 its productivity grew up to 24 thousand of tons of confectionery per year.
At present time more than 1100 factory workers work on a pastry factory, a production volume grew considerably. Total assortment of enterprise includes more than 70 names of confectionery, such as sweet, caramel, bar of chocolate-nut "Oreshek-lux", "Oreshek-classic", "Oreshek - exotic".
In 2000 at the Kremenchug confectionary factory the German high-performance caramel line was installed, having no analogues in Ukraine. From February, 2001 on this line the confectionary factory began manufacturing of original fruit-drop caramel of the series "Roshen", "Shipuchka", "North", "Weet". In April, 2003 manufacture of two new types of caramel - creamy forming caramel "Capri" and creamy-fruit forming caramel "Malibu" began at the factory. At the present time there are no analogues of the creamy-fruit caramel "Malibu" in Ukraine, because the content of natural creams amounts to more than 10%. In 2004 "caramel family" of Kremenchug factory was filled up with a new type of caramel - "Eclair" (caramel with chocolate filling), and in 2005 with caramel "Milk drop" (caramel with milk filling). In 2007 amateurs of sweets opened for themselves a new Eclair (caramel with milk filling).
In 2006 the new types of products are made by Kremenchug confectioners : caramel "Citrus mix" and "Phytoactive". The fruit-drop caramel "Citrus mix" is produced with three tastes and had an original form of citrus parts. The fruit-drop caramel "Phytoactive" is produced with 4 different fillings. But the dominant advantage is medical properties, peculiar to caramel, because the natural extracts of plants are included, such as Aloe tree-structured, Echinacea purple, Ginseng, Ginger.
At the enterprise the system of quality is developed and used. In 2005 the Joint-Stock Company "Kremenchug Confectionary Factory" is certificated in accordance with the international system of quality management ISO 2001:2000. And in March, 2007 Kremenchug confectionary factory was awarded with the certificate of conformity to the requirements of the international standard ISO 22000:2005.
Old traditions of manufacture and high experience of employees of Kremenchug confectionary factory help to support the quality of products at a high level. Products of confectionary factory were repeatedly awarded with prestigious rewards at different exhibitions and competitions.
