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USAID’s Business Resilience Investment Activity (IBR) approved the grant and will fund Suziria’s new facility in Kalush after a Russian missile hit the puppy food group’s warehouse in Kharkiv.
After the attack, Suziria moved its feed grain production to Kalush. This new location also has facilities for the production of meat-based treats for dogs and cats. Meanwhile, some production centers continue to operate in Kharkiv.
With IBR and the launch of a new puppy food production line, Suziria will be able to increase its own production capacity in Ukraine, create 130 new jobs and “significantly reduce its production costs,” according to a statement.
Currently, the Ukrainian company is based on contract production of rain puppy food in facilities for spouses in EU countries.
However, after developing its own production capabilities, Suziria will “gradually import this product category and expand its sales geography,” he said.
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The organization plans to export its wet puppy food products to other European countries within three years.
Polina Kosharna, co-owner of the Suziria group, said: “Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine and the depreciation of the national currency have affected the company’s operations. All this has led us to review our business style and create our own. production facilities in the west of the country.
“We are grateful to IBR and partner banks. Our cooperation shows that all stakeholders are committed to Ukraine’s victory and are in a position to invest in creating competitive enterprises and supporting the Ukrainian economy.
The IBR is a five-year program to make systemic adjustments in the Ukrainian economy and increase the source of financing for Ukrainian companies.
“Despite the constant shelling of Kharkiv and the loss of some of its sales points in the temporarily occupied territories, the Suziria Group has not stopped, but continues to grow and adapt to new realities,” said Yulia Vitka, deputy director of the IBR. . party. .
“The release of complex production facilities, the creation of new jobs and, in the long term, the opening to new foreign markets will contribute to Ukraine’s economic recovery and GDP growth, which will benefit both companies and the country as a country. whole. “
Under the terms of the grant, Suziria will use another $4. 5 million of loans from Ukrainian banks and its own resources.
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