The Bendery Bread Factory is over six decades old, counting from the commissioning of its main production facilities, which remain in use to this day. Prior to that, a small bakery had been supplying bread to the city's residents since August 1944. The enterprise has undergone various changes in status and ownership; it is state-owned and contributes to the country's food security today. Its product range comprises around 150 items, with special emphasis placed on the quality of both raw materials and finished goods. The company has expanded its confectionery line to capitalize on growing demand and strong profitability in that sector in recent years. Since 2021, The factory has been operating a specialized dough-depositing machine for cookie production, acquired through a state-sponsored preferential lending program. The low interest rate enabled the replacement of the steam-generating boiler equipment essential for the baking process. Another promising area is semi-finished products; after analyzing market trends, the company decided to launch the production of frozen filled-dough items. New equipment allows for blast-freezing and storing unbaked buns, vertutas (rolled pastries), and pies. They took the concept a step further by organizing on-site baking in their own branded stores, giving customers the chance to buy products that are not merely fresh but piping hot literally straight from the oven, the factory director Yuri Evtodiev explained to the President today. Vadim Krasnoselsky visited the facility during an inspection tour of Bendery.
The President inquired about current production volumes; figures for the first eight months of the year show an output of 1217 tons of products. The plant supplies products not only to retail chains in Bendery, Tiraspol, Grigoriopol, Dubossary, and Slobodzeya but also serves schools, kindergartens, and other public-sector institutions.
Vadim Krasnoselsky raised the issue of maintaining production operations in the event of gas supply disruptions. The plant’s manager reported that the recent energy crisis had prompted measures to prevent downtime caused by gas shortages or outages; a modern electric rotary oven, capable of producing up to two tons of baked goods daily, has been purchased and put into operation. The old electric oven was retained; while not in use due to its high energy consumption, it is kept in working order for emergencies. There are also gas ovens, both new ones acquired in 2022 and older models that are over twenty-five years old.
Staffing was also discussed; the bakery currently employs 166 people. Vadim Krasnoselsky noted an undoubted advantage, that all products are packaged. The director explained that there had been a request for long-shelf-life cookies, leading to the creation of the "Lakomka" line, with annual consumption reaching up to 10 tons. Residents of villages without their own bakeries previously lacked access to baguettes; the company responded to this customer request as well.
Vadim Krasnoselsky inspected the production facilities. He was informed that administrative offices had been given up to make room for the confectionery workshop. The President visited the bakery’s modernized boiler room. An art exhibition inside the bakery premises caught the leader's attention. It turned out that the enterprise’s administration had reached an agreement with the leadership of the Bendery Art College on cooperation: the exhibition of works by painting students is updated there once a quarter.
