«Food industry of the region: status, prospects and development tools»— the theme of the 130th meeting of the International Business Club «Dialogues».

The share of food industry enterprises accounts for 14% of the total production of the industrial complex of the country. In the food industry, the second place is occupied by the production of dairy products and cheese.

Today, the dairy industry faces two key challenges: first, it is necessary to reduce dependence on imported dairy products, ensuring its replacement with products of its own production. Secondly, it is necessary to increase the consumption of dairy products by the population.

Traditionally, two meetings a year are offsite. Members of the Business Club go on excursions to the enterprises of the Far Eastern region. Within the framework of the topic devoted to the food industry, one of the largest enterprises of the region processing industry was chosen as the best case, the main activity of which is the production of dairy products under the brand «Green leaves» — «Khorol dairy plant».

The meeting also discussed the issues of lean production on the world-famous Kaizen system. A Japanese philosophy or practice that focuses on continuous improvement of production processes, development, supporting business processes and management, as well as all aspects of life. Kaizen techniques were presented on a concrete example of the production of dairy products «Green leaves».

Experts of the meeting made presentations:

Viktor V. MARCHENKO,

Expert in the field of food production;

Co-author of 5 patents for invention in Russia;

Innovator in the field of dairy production technology.

Andrey Y. ALEKSEEV,

Expert in Kaizen;

Diploma 6-Sigma,

black belt Academy 6-Sigma Ford in Cologne, Germany.

Inessa BABICH, President of the Association for cooperation and development of enterprises «International Business Club «Dialogues”:

«The choice of Khorol dairy plant is not accidental. This is one of the most significant examples of business in the food industry in the region. The case of the brand «Green leaves «very accurately reflected the purpose of the meeting «business Efficiency by reducing costs and eliminating losses.» Kaizen methods are applicable to any field of business, so each participant of the meeting received important information».