Baku, Azerbaijan, July 2
By Matanat Nasibova - Trend:
The Azerbaijani company “Atena”, the manufacturer of dairy products, plans to launch a new cheese production line, Orkhan Aliyev, marketing manager of the company, told Trend.
He said that the company plans to start producing cheese under the brands of Gouda and Mozzarella.
“In the near future, we will start production of these types of cheese using the latest foreign technologies,” he noted. “These products are designed for sale both in the domestic market and for export. In Azerbaijan, a new type of cheese will appear in stores by the end of this year.”
The manager added that the company is also considering the possibility of increasing production volumes by the end of the year.
“Until the end of this year, we plan to increase our production volumes by 40 percent,” he said. “In addition, we plan to arrange export supplies to the CIS countries. Active negotiations are being held in this direction. Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia are our potential export markets. We believe that by the end of the year, we will decide on the specific volumes of supplies and discuss the details of our cooperation.”
The production plant of the company “Atena” is located in Agjabadi district. The company has its own farm and land plot.