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Large coffee house chain shows interest in maple syrup of Penza production

12:02 | 13.05.2018 | Economy

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Penza, 13 May 2018. PenzaNews. A large coffee house chain showed interest in the maple syrup produced in the Bekovsky area of the Penza region. This was announced by technical director of the company Penzenskie Klenovarni Sergei Anashin.

Large coffee house chain shows interest in maple syrup of Penza production

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"We held a series of presentations in Moscow for potential consumers of the syrup. Everyone liked it a lot. Even now big companies working in the sphere of public catering, in particular a large coffee house chain, show interest in the syrup," he explained.

According to Sergei Anashin, 60 tons of maple syrup, which is imported from Canada and France, is consumed in Russia per year.

"The one produced in Bekovo, according to experts, is not inferior to the imported syrup on a single feature. With the same quality its price is much lower," he noted.

As it was reported by the press service of the regional government, the project for the production of maple syrup in the Bekovsky area of the Penza region started in winter 2018. A system of pipelines and facilities, where thickening of the liquid obtained from 13,500 trees is carried out with the help of reverse osmosis, was built in the forest to collect maple juice using Canadian technology. Then, special equipment is used for evaporation of the concentrate.

During a season the company Penzenskie Klenovarni received 5,000 tons of the finished product. Currently, certification of maple syrup is held.

he total investment in the project reached 25 million roubles.

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