PrJSC "Vinnitsa confectionery factory" (first Vinnytsia Confectionery Factory)

Vinnytsia City Council approved a decision to establish a confectionery factory on the site of a former brewery. А range of sweets was rather limited: sugar coated caramel, gingerbread, biscuits, candy dots. The volume of production ranged from 2 to 5 tons per day, while a number of employees didn’t exceed 60 people.

Partial mechanization of production processes. The factory began to produce mint candies. During the World War II almost all factory buildings were destroyed.

In addition to the main production the factory also manufactured pasta products and gingerbread. Sugar products were manufactured on the stove in open boilers and pans. Caramel stamping was a manual process. The finished products were packed in cotton and paper bags and shipped to the store network.

The start of a major reconstruction. A 3-storey building with caramel, sugar, toffee and semifinished departments constructed.

A new 2-storey building for the packaging department was built. The factory started producing marshmallow

The factory awarded the title of "High-culture production enterprise" for its adherence to high industrial standards and safe working environment.

The factory ranked among five best enterprises of Ukraine and USSR.

The start of the decline in production and number of employees.

Privatization of the enterprise. A nonprofit competition conducted for sale of shares determined a winner - a Ukrainian Industrial and Investment Concern.

The Supervisory Council and Managing Board of VAT «VKF», a publicly held company under the laws of Ukraine, performed major repairs and overhauls of all factory departments; the entire label and packaging products upgraded in compliance with international standards.

The construction of a new 4-storey production facility, which housed a department on the production candies “Toffee”, wafers and wafer rolls, completed. On this occasion was made a wafer cake weighing 350 kg. The cake was listed in the Book of Records of Ukraine.

ROSHEN established the children’s education and entertainment center at the factory.

A department №5 on the chocolate production set up.