Five regional brands represent the Altai Territory at the Tastes of Russia gastrofestival

From July 7 to July 11, Altai Krai takes part in the National Gastronomic Festival "Tastes of Russia", organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
Our region is represented by five brands - Altai Cheese, Zimarevsky Soft Cheese, Altai Honey, Altai Honey Gingerbread, Altai Cold-Pressed Oils.
One of the iconic brands for the region, Altai Cheese, is represented by Kiprino and SPSSK CharyshAgroProduct. The Altai Territory has its own centuries-old traditions of elite cheese making. As you know, cheesemaking in Altai has been going on for more than 120 years. As early as the beginning of the 20th century, the first cheese factories began to appear here, which were engaged in the industrial production of cheese. Altai is a pioneer for many elite varieties of cheese. This was facilitated by natural conditions - soil features, herbs, clean air - all this endowed cheeses with unique properties and taste. Over the course of more than one hundred and twenty years, the cheese-making industry of the Altai Territory has taken a big step from handicraft to a modern industrial industry, mechanized and automated in all major technological processes.
The industry leader in the region is Kiprino. The values ​​of the company are high technologies and responsibility. Kiprino is one of the most modern cheese-making holdings in RUSSIA; it was at the Kiprino plant that the first industrial robot in the country appeared. Today, the latest equipment from world leaders in the field of cheese making has been installed at all the company's plants, and modernization at the plants is carried out continuously. Strict control at all stages of production and innovative technologies allow you to be confident in the quality and safety of your product. Thanks to a wide distribution network and its own logistics infrastructure, Kiprino products are represented throughout Russia, and the company is open to cooperation.
Also in the pavilion of the Altai Territory there is a brand - "Zimarevsky Soft Cheese". Zimari is a small village in the steppe zone of the Altai Territory. Previously, there was a livestock complex here: a small livestock was kept, there was a dairy shop, there was some equipment. In the premises of the former dairy shop, production settled. Today LLC "Rikon" is one of the leading enterprises in the region for the production of soft cheeses, which began to be called "Zimarevsky" in the place of their production. This name remained in the assortment of the dairy plant, and the name Zimarechye became its own trademark. With the increase in the volume of processed MILK, the company began to expand, its own agricultural enterprise for the production of milk appeared, then they created a supply and marketing agricultural consumer cooperative. He united milk deliverers - personal subsidiary and peasant farms and a milk processor. Own raw material base is a key advantage of Rikon LLC. Now there are already 3 cooperatives in different regions of the Altai Territory, covering more than 40 villages of Talmensky, Topchikhinsky and Aleisky districts. At the facilities of the Zimarevsky plant, everything assembledmilk is processed into the final product - cheese and butter .
Four manufacturers were included in the representation of the brand "Altaisky Med": LLC "Give you Altai", LLC "Altai Honey", LLC "Medovodie" and IP KFH Klimov I.V. ("Apiary Klimovs"). The festival presents a variety of honey varieties from various natural zones of the Altai Territory - more than 20 types. Today, our region is one of the most developed beekeeping regions of the country, steadily occupying a leading position in Russia in terms of the number of bee colonies: there are more than 200 thousand bee colonies in all categories of farms. More than 4,000 tons of marketable honey are produced annually in the region. In terms of honey production, Altai Krai ranks first in the Siberian Federal District and second in Russia. There are about 40 enterprises that process honey and bee products in the region.
Its brand - "Altai honey gingerbread" - was presented by LLC "Altai". This product combines all the best that is in Altai: the traditions of gingerbread and ingredients from local raw materials - honey, FLOUR, butter and berries . Gingerbread is made according to an adapted original recipe of 1912 by Stepan Grigoryevich Oreshnikov, a gingerbread master from the city of Zmeinogorsk, Altai Territory. This gingerbread is not just a delicacy, but a part of the history and culture of Russia and the Altai Territory. The filling of the gingerbread is traditional Altai berries: sea buckthorn with a slight sourness, slightly bitter cranberries, black currants rich in vitamin C. For adherents of a healthy lifestyle, the company offers gingerbread with pantohematogen, the beneficial properties of which are known far beyond the borders of the region. The highlight is honey chocolate, which decorates the gingerbread. By the way, logos and images are made from it at the request of the customer.
OOO Specialist (Biysk) participates with "Altai cold-pressed oils". Today, the Altai Territory is rightfully considered one of the leading Russian regions in the production of vegetable oils. Currently, vegetable oils are produced by more than 50 enterprises in 26 districts of the region. Since 2010, the capacity for the production of vegetable oils has doubled, which made it possible to increase output by 3.3 times. This was facilitated by both the growing demand in the domestic market and the expansion of EXPORT supplies. At the same time, attention is drawn not only to the volume and quality of the oil produced, but also to the assortment. Altai vegetable oils from such crops as flax, pine nuts, sea buckthorn, pumpkin seeds and milk thistle are highly valued abroad. The main consumers of these oils are the CIS countries, Latvia, CHINA ,Germany , Israel. Altai companies produce vegetable oils by cold pressing on specialized presses. When oils are obtained by this method, the raw materials are not heated, so all the useful substances of the oils are preserved. Cold-pressed oils have a mild, delicate aroma and taste.