As ancient fairy-tale door opens, so does the lock-gate, and a motor ship swims out on the Dnieper smooth surface. A river gleams in silver. And a city turns white on high steep slopes. It is Кaniv, one of the most ancient and glorious cities of Ukraine. It faces the Dnieper river and lies spread before the eyes – green, filled with freshness of river spaces. The landscape here is amazing; it is filled with some surprising, magic beauty. You are looking at this endless expanse and can not stop doing it…

Local lore researchers state that it is here Nickolai Vasiliyevich Gogol' wrote his famous lines:

 

«Dnieper is wonderful in a calm weather, when driving its full waters, freely and fluently, through forests and mountains»...

 

On this ancient fertile earth of Kaniv the cheese-making masters of Kaniv Dairy, which is part of the Cheese Club Corporation, produce cheeses. Cheeses which have absorbed in itself all poetry, beauty and generosity of this land.

The history of Kaniv Dairy began in 1971 year when the enterprise was set into operation having facilities on production of butter and products from whole milk. In 1972 there was introduced the second line of production of hard rennet cheeses and milk sugar. In 1999 the enterprise was acquired by Cheese Club Corporation. During all time of its operation a priority direction was production of hard rennet cheeses. Cheese-making traditions were formed, experience accumulated, skills grew.

Rossiskyi Cheese, Vytyaz’ Cheese, Kanivskyi Cheese, Тilsiter Cheese, Brio Cheese, Nuar Cheese, Zolotyi Magistr Cheese take an honourable place in the range of enterprise products. Cheeses of Kaniv Dairy are acknowledged by Ukrainian and Russian customers.

In 2001-2003 the basic sales market of cheese produced by the enterprise was Russia. Kaniv cheeses are well known and favoured by users of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Povolzh'ya and Far East. In 2004 Cheese Club Corporation started to sell products of Kaniv Dairy in the Ukrainian market.

Today the enterprise applies a complex approach to quality of products, from cooperation with suppliers of raw materials to realization of ready-made products.

The task of providing of the production process with high-quality raw materials and saving of milk properties at transportation from the collection points to the enterprise is one of the most essential. The specialists of Kaniv Dairy have developed and successfully realize the program of collaboration with milk suppliers. Forage is bought for feeding of animals, there is being planned to help in development of gene pool of milk herd. The specialists also conduct seminars at enterprises-suppliers of raw materials and give consultative help on the problems of maintenance, care and feeding of milk cattle. At specially equipped milk collection points (at present 40 of such points) there have been set refrigerators and mini-laboratories. The current year plan provides for setting of 45 new collection points. The control of quality of the collected raw material is realized with special control and measuring devices directly at collection points. The enterprise holds competitions among suppliers on improvement of quality and increase of volume of delivered milk with obligatory rewarding of winners with valuable prizes. Today the enterprise processes up to 650 tons of milk a day.

With the purpose of improving the quality of produced products during 2003-2005 Cheese Club Corporation has made investments in the factory reconstruction.

In 2005 Cheese Club Corporation finished the reconstruction of Kaniv Dairy and launched two new automated hard cheese production lines. First line was put into operation in January 2005 and second one - in December. Kaniv Dairy total cheese production capacity is 65 tons of cheese per day. At the same time the operation of each line is served by 4 persons only. The production lines are furnished with the equipment of such leading world producers as GEA-WESTFALIA, ALFA-LAVAL, SIEMENS, FOSS ELECTRIC A/S, GARIONI NAVAL, BITZER, CRYOVAC Sealed Air Corporation. Production is fully automated: from milk receipt to packing of finished product.

Today Kaniv Dairy rates first in terms of capacity among cheese-makers in the CIS.

In 2005 the quality management system according ISO 9001-2001 standard was certified at Kaniv Dairy.
Success of the factory in improving the product quality was mentioned at specialized exhibitions and contests in Ukraine in 2004-2005. In particular, Rossiskyi Cheese was awarded a gold medal at the exhibition "Ukrmyasomolprom'2004" and got a winner’s reward at a tasting competition within the framework of XVI National Exhibition-Fair "Best Trade Marks of Ukraine". Vytyaz’ Cheese was also marked with a winner’s reward at the tasting competition "Best Trade Marks of Ukraine".

One of success constituents is the enterprise staff that currently makes 840 persons. Enthusiastic and responsible attitude of our workers toward the work became the guarantee of production of high quality cheese with unique taste. We do not only keep carefully all best cheese-making traditions formed during long years of work but also create new ones.