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KYIVKHLIB SEEKS TO START EXPORTS TO U.S., CANADA IN 2016

26 April , 2016  

KYIV. April 26 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Public joint-stock company Kyivkhlib, a large bread producer in Kyiv, seeks to export its cakes to the United States and Canada.

According to a company report, the company in 2015 exported crackers, round cracknels and confectionary products to Germany, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria and the Netherlands.

Kyivkhlib last year designed 29 new products: 20 bread products and nine confectionary products.

Bread and bread products output last year totaled 168,373 tonnes, confectionary products – 7,227 tonnes, semi-finished products – 5,400 tonnes, macaroni – 34,300 tonnes and bread crumbs – 2,233 tonnes.

The share of crackers and round cracknels of total sales in 2015 increased by 0.7% and cake and pastry sales – by 1.7%. The share of rich fermented goods decreased by 0.1%, popular bread – 1.2% and good-quality bread – 1.1%.

The company in 2016 seeks to retain its positions on the bread market in Kyiv, launch production of new types of goods and settle the issue of producing ordered cakes.