I.Metshin: “A strategic reserve of the department allows to organize tasty and balanced nutrition of children, while maintaining prices”

Kazan school and preschool students will be provided with food without increasing its cost until the end of the school year. All necessary products are delivered to the Department of Food and Social Nutrition without interruptions. The areas of warehouses and refrigeration equipment allow the company to store more than 1 thousand tons of products. The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin inspected the department together with representatives of the city and republican media.

Ilsur Metshin reminded that anti-crisis headquarters operates in Kazan, which aims to support the city's enterprises, as well as business representatives. “Providing schools and kindergartens with uninterrupted catering is one of the areas of work of the headquarters. Now it is important that parents know that their children will be fed. And there is no doubt about it – the strategic reserve of the department allows to organize tasty and balanced nutrition for children, while maintaining food prices”, - the head of the city noted.

To date, the department provides daily meals to 283 thousand people at 1004 institutions in Kazan and 10 districts of the republic - these are 302 schools, 685 kindergartens and 8 hospitals.

The department has no supply disruptions – 90% of products are purchased from domestic manufacturers, 65% of them are republican.

Despite the replacement of products, students should continue to eat healthy, the Mayor of Kazan emphasized. “Children should receive balanced meals. Apples, beets and carrots can replace imported fruits and vegetables”, - I.Metshin said and looked forward that this summer will be fruitful.

“Everything that is now stored in the warehouses of the department is the result of systematic work on the development of the agro-industrial complex of the republic. Last year was dry, despite this, the output volumes are impressive. I hope that this summer will be favorable for the harvest,”- the Mayor of Kazan said.

The system of warehouses and refrigeration equipment with an area of 4 thousand sq.m. allows the company to store more than 1 thousand tons of products, which is a two-week supply of fruits and vegetables, groceries, meat, fish and other products.

In order to avoid problems with the provision of food for some items, the department has increased stocks. “We are confident in the future, especially since we have signed long-term contracts with suppliers who confirm their obligations. We have increased stocks of tea, rice, cocoa, buckwheat and condensed milk to the volumes needed for six weeks, as well as stocks of meat and poultry for three weeks”, - Rima Mukhamedshina said. In general, dairy and bakery products are purchased daily, fruits and meat – every other day, and vegetables and other products - once a week.

“It is not the first crisis, but each of them is a new challenge. We will do everything possible to use this time to the best advantage, to engage in import substitution and to open new production facilities, - said Ilsur Metshin. – I urge all businessmen to submit their proposals to the city headquarters, because now is the time when you need to learn new things, develop technologies that will allow to replace foreign goods”.