Taganrog Milk

The construction of the enterprise on the site of the destroyed church in the name of St. Michael the Archangel began in 1932 ^[1] . One two-story brick building was built, kefir vats were installed on the foundation of the former church ^[1] . In 1937 , even before the completion of construction, the plant began to produce products. The official opening of the plant was timed to coincide with the anniversary of the revolution, November 7, 1938 ^[1] . Assortment of 1940 : milk, butter, curd and cheese products, diet products, ice cream (5 varieties). On March 1, 1941, the plant received the status of an urban dairy-mechanized plant. During the war, work did not stop, the enterprise practically did not suffer ^[1] . In subsequent years, a partial reconstruction of the GMZ was carried out, the assortment changed, production was re-equipped, production lines were introduced.

In 1949, the Taganrog special school of masters of the dairy industry was opened on the territory of the plant, with a two-year training course ^[2] . The school lasted until at least 1956 ^[2] .

In 1959, a line for bottling milk and diet products in glass bottles was launched. In the 1960s, about 270 people worked. Cramped territory, the impossibility of further expansion of production caused attempts to build a new plant in another area. However, due to lack of funding, they were not implemented. In 1989, an oil mill was added to the old building, semi-automatic machines for filling milk into polypack bags were installed, and other improvements were made. In 1991, a new Krestyanskoye oil production site was built ^[1] .

In December 1992, the enterprise became an open joint stock company, which significantly expanded the possibilities for the development of new types of products and their sales - this is packaged sour cream, feta cheese , yogurt , souffle , Adyghe cheese . Products: packaged milk and dairy products, butter, sour cream, curd products. The design capacity is 100 tons of whole milk per day ^[1] .

For 2002, the main consumers of dairy products were budgetary organizations of the city (schools, hospitals, kindergartens) and various local catering enterprises ^[3] . Some of the products were sold at retail in Taganrog stores and markets ^[3] .

In October 2011, the press reported on the expected mass reduction of employees due to the harsh conditions in which Taganrog-Milk found itself: increasing raw materials prices, increasing the tax burden and increasing gas and electricity tariffs ^[4] .

February 1, 2012, production at the plant was stopped ^[5] . All employees of the enterprise were fired, only 6 people remained ^{[5] [6]} . Dismantled parts of the equipment. The main reason for the shutdown was called by the plant’s management the last two years at a loss. "Taganrog-Milk" processed up to 10 tons of milk per day, with available production capacities designed for 200 tons per day ^[5] . A land plot occupying one and a half hectares of land in the very center of the city became interested in several large federal retail chains ^[5] . The Magnit company was eyeing the territory of the dairy, but the parties did not agree on the price ^[7] . The interest in the territory was also shown by the X5 Retail Group company ^[8] . According to the newspaper Kommersant , the owners of the plant had previously tried to sell the site, but the city authorities did not allow them to do this ^[8] .

As of August 2013, the equipment of Taganrog-Milk OJSC was in a mothballed state ^[9] . The income of the enterprise consisted of leasing part of the premises of the plant ^[9] .

The company has been reporting losses since 2010 ^[10] . The maximum amount of losses of 7.7 million rubles was achieved in 2012 ^[10] . In 2013, losses amounted to about 2.8 million rubles ^[10] . In 2014 , renting out the plant’s space for rent, Taganrog-Milk made a profit of 933 thousand rubles ^[10] .

• from 2007 to the present time - V.V. Minchenko
• from 2006 to 2007 - S.P. Makarov
• from 1993 to 2006 - R.F. Kovaleva
• from 1989 to 1993 - A. A. Andreeva
• from 1982 to 1989 - N. G. Kharchenko
• from 1980 to 1982 - G. A. Varchenko
• from 1979 to 1980 - V.A. Barchuk
• from 1966 to 1979 - A.V. Kornev
• from 1964 to 1966 - I.F. Esipenko
• from 1957 to 1964 - A. I. Smirnov
• from 1938 to 1957 - T.E. Glushchenko