History of the company

1948

Back then all manufactured products - milk, cottage cheese, sour cream and butter - were made by hand. And the available production capacity was not enough to meet the growing needs of the population for the high-quality dairy products.

1960-1961

In 1960-1961 a reconstruction of the plant was carried out, and on July 22nd, 1961 the renovated production site was opened. Gatchina Dairy Plant had become one of the largest dairy enterprises of the Leningrad region. Its capacity amounted to about 50 tons per day.

1995

In 1995 a production of the milk and dairy products in the cardboard packs had begun with the use of the equipment of the Tetra Pak (Sweden).

2000

In 2000, the Galactika Group of Companies was established. It consisted of the Gatchina Dairy Plant and the Lenoblmoloko Trading Company (now – Galactika Trading Company).

2001-2003

In 2001-2003 Torosovo and Orlinskoye dairy farms - ones of the best enterprises in the Leningrad region joined the Galactika Group of Companies.

2003

In 2003 Baby Food Plant was launched in Gatchina - a modern enterprise with a high degree of technological processes automation, equipped with Tetra Pak production lines.

2005

In November, 2005, the dairy products manufactured under the Bolshaya Kruzhka brand had begun. The first released product was the UHT milk in 1.5 kg TBA Slim packaging (Tetra Pak).

2006

In 2006, the shareholders of the Galactika company decided to expand the production – to build the Galactika dairy plant. Valio (Finland) and Tetra Pak (Sweden) had become the strategic partners of the project, which allowed to implement on the new enterprise the best practices of the leading companies in their industries.

2008

On August 22nd, 2008, an opening of the Galactika plant was held - one of the most modern dairy enterprises in Europe. The opening ceremony was attended by Sirkka-Liisa Anttila, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland and other officials.

2011

In 2011 a production of the dairy products under the Svezhee brand was launched. The assortment included the dairy products with a short shelf life (pasteurized milk, kefir, sour cream, etc.) in Tetra Top modern packaging, protecting the product from sunlight.

2012

In 2012, the freeze-dried cultured dairy products produced at the Galactika plant for the first time became the participants of the space food program at the International Space Station, and were brought to the space orbit.

2013

On January 29th, 2013 an official opening ceremony of Galactika Vyatka Dairy production was held in Falenki village of the Kirov region.

2014

In 2014, the mass production of the dairy products was launched under the Sudarynya brand. The brand portfolio included the affordable dairy products (milk, cottage cheese, sour cream).