10 January 2011
Vitebsk winery to produce bagged tea in 2011
VITEBSK, 10 January (BelTA) – The winery in Vitebsk plans to produce bagged tea in 2011, BelTA has learned. The business plan of this project is under development. There are plans to attract Chinese investments. The factory in Vitebsk started to produce tea in 2009. To date the plant produces ten sorts of tea, namely black tea with oregano, hypericum, mint, blackberry leaves and dried apples. In 2010 the plant’s output of tea and bagged tea increased eight times over 2009 to 26 tonnes. In January-November the profitability of sales reached 11.1%. bagged tea accounted for 7% of the total output in 2010. In 2011 the factory is eager to ramp up the production of tea. The output is projected to increase by at least 30%. In 2010 the output of the company went up by 12.8% over 2009 to Br16.4 billion. In January-November the profitability of sold products reached 7.7%. Over this period working efficiency was up 5.5%.БЕЛТА
