History of company

"Vitmark-Ukraine" Company is one of the largest Ukrainian manufacturers of juices, nectars, juicy and soft drinks, baby food and semi-finished products like purees and concentrates.

• Year of establishment – 1994.
• Company's juices market share comprises 27,5%.
• The sales volume of the Company in 2010 comprised 970 mln UAH.

The main production plant of "Vitmark-Ukraine" Company is Odessa Baby Food Cannery. The choice of this plant was determined by its unique production capacity; a high reputation of the plant, which was the leader of Soviet Union baby-food market, confirmed the rightness of the choice. The plant cooperates with large agricultural enterprises located in the south of Ukraine.

Huge aseptic containers, located on production site in Odessa Region, allow to preserve fresh juice, made from fresh fruit, gathered within this area, without using preservatives during one year. Rakhnyansko-Lesovoy Cannery (village Rakhny-Lesovye, Vinnitsa Region)produces concentrated apple juice and apple purees.

Odessa Baby Food Cannery was founded in 1867 as a private cannery.

During the existence of Soviet Union the cannery covered about 60% of baby-food needs of USSR. Several generations of Soviet people grew up on “Rumyanye Schchechki”, “Kudesnik”, “Nezhenka”, baby-food, produced by Odessa Baby Food Cannery.

In addition according to the special order, starting from the mid sixties the plant produced food for Soviet cosmonauts.

In 90-s Odessa Baby Food Cannery entered a new stage of development - "Vitmark-Ukraine" Company reconstructed the plant, equipped it with the latest western equipment and started to prepare it for the production of high-quality juices under "Jaffa" trademark.

Nowadays “Vitmark-Ukraine” is one of the leaders of Ukrainian market of juices, nectars, juicy drinks and baby food, and it's also an absolute leader of innovations. Due to TM “Jaffa” fruit expertise the Company has produced the largest number of product innovations in Ukraine for 15 years of its existence on Ukrainian market.

Company's products are recognized and popular not only within Ukraine, but far beyond its limits – juices and nectars of “Vitmark-Ukraine” are exported in 21 countries of the world, located on four continents (Eurasia, Northern America, Africa, Australia).

Company's Branches are opened in 12 large cities of Ukraine, there are remote offices and 6 focus teams in 14 cities. Our Company team unites inspired active, dedicated and success oriented people, targeted to the professional growth. Big and united team of the Company comprises more than 2,500 people.

COMPANY ACHIEVEMENTS

"Vitmark-Ukraine" Company has won more 60 prizes in international exhibitions and tasting competitions for taste and quality and for innovative technologies for 15 years on the Ukrainian market.

	The Ninth International Exhibition "World Food-2000". Russia, Moscow Silver medal.
	VIII International Fair of Food Products and Raw Materials For Their Production "ProdExpo-2001". Russia, Moscow. Medal "The Best Product on the Russian Market".
	"Moldovan Levada" ("Moldovan Gardens"). Kishinev, 2002. The first place in the category "The Best Quality of 2002 year", the first place in the category "Vegetable Juices: The Best Quality of 2002 year", Diploma "Audience Choice", Diploma "The Best Exhibition Stand".
	10-th Anniversary Azerbaijan International Food Industry Exhibition 2004. Baku three bronze medals.
	The First All-Ukrainian Contest of Drinks for Retail Sale "The Star of the Commerce". "Best Choice of Year 2004", "Good Quality of Year 2004", "Best Design of Year 2004" - "Jaffa Gold" Trademark.
	Tasting Juice Contest "WORLD JUICE UKRAINE" under the VII International Forum "World Food Ukraine 2004". the first place in the category "Nectars".
	"Vitmark" Holding was awarded with diploma "For the Production of Juice Products with the Notable High Organoleptic Characteristics"
	Tasting Contest under the Exhibition "Alcosoft-2005". Kiev May 24-27, 2005 three gold medals.
	The 18-th Fair of Food Industry Production "Ukraine Products of the Year 2005". The juices in white packages of Odessa Baby Food Cannery - Pear, Cherry and Tomato - were awarded with GOLD STAR FOR QUALITY. Odessa Baby Food Cannery was awarded with the Cup "Leader of the Year 2005" in the category "Ukraine Products".
	In 2005 "Vitmark-Ukraine" Company was awarded with Certificate of Honor by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine for high professionalism and demonstration of modern technique achievements and advanced technologies in the agrarian sector of the country's economy.
	In 2005 Odessa Baby Food Cannery was awarded with the medal "Food Processing Industry Leader".
	In 2006 соки TM "Jaffa Select" Juices won the prize "The Best Domestic Product of the Year".
	In 2008 "JAFFA" Trademark was entitled "NATIONAL TRADEMARK OF THE YEAR 2008" as a trademark, which gained maximum credibility with the customers and became the symbol of world quality.
	In 2008 the juices, produced by Odessa Baby Food Cannery, won the National Contest "100 Best Products of Ukraine", held by the State Standards Organization of Ukraine.
	In 2008 "Vitmark-Ukraine" Company won eight gold and five silver medals for high quality of the production based on the results of International Tasting Contest "Alco+Soft".
	The production of "Chudo-Chado" TM was recognized as the best in the category "Child Fruit Purees" based on the results of the contest "Top of the Year 2008. Best for Baby", held by the publishing house "Edipress-Ukraine" and the magazine "Your Baby".
	In 2008 TM Jaffa Select juices were recognized as the best on the basis of test, held by the Scientific-Investigation Center of Independent Consumer Expertise "TEST".
	In 2009 the carbonated juicy drink "Jaffa Spring" was recognized as the best on the basis of test, held by the Scientific-Investigation Center of Independent Consumer Expertise "TEST".
	In 2010 TM "Chudo-Chado" was recognized as the best baby puree on the basis of test, held by the Scientific-Investigation Center of Independent Consumer Expertise "TEST".
	In 2010 TM "Nash Sok" was awarded with the gold medal for high quality and the best organoleptic characteristics, and TM "Jusik" and TM "Jaffa Select" were awarded with silver medals and recognized as the best products in their categories based on the results of International Tasting Contest "World Juice Ukraine 2010".
	In 2011 TM "Nash Sok" and TM "Jaffa Select" were awarded with gold medal of the contest and recognized as the best product of the year 2011 on Russian market based on the International Contest "The Best Product of the Year 2011", held in Moscow under Europe's largest International Exhibition of Food Products "Prod Expo 2011".
	In 2011 TM "Chudo-Chado" was awarded with silver medal of the contest and recognized as the best baby food product on Russian market based on the results of International Contest "The Best Product of the Year 2011", held in Moscow under Europe's largest International Exhibition of Food Products "Prod Expo 2011".