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PTC⁺

With the assistance of NUFFIC, in September 2007, general director of CheeZLer LLC participated in “International Training Program on Milk Processing” organized  by PTC+ (Practical Training Center, Oenkerk, Friesland, The Netherlands). Three-module training on milk processing helped to gain very crucial skills in the following areas: 

Milk procurement:

Milk collection, storage and reception,  milk quality, payment of raw milk, cleaning and disinfecting

Production of dairy products such as:

Semi-hard cheese (Gouda), fresh cheese (cream cheese), soft cheese (Feta), quark, yoghurt, etc.

Quality management, business administration 

Quality management systems, hygienic quality of products and the hygienic condition of the processing plant, HACCP standards

Thanks to PTC⁺   Cheezler staff gained the necessary skills to improve its manufacturing processes and product quality.  PTC⁺  faculty helped  CheeZler to implement and launch the production of traditional Dutch cheese – Gouda. Currently CheeZLer is the only company in Armenia producing Gouda strictly following Dutch production practices.

CheeZLer team highly appreciates the efforts of PTC⁺  Oenkerk  faculty and says thank you to Miss. Ceska Annema, Mr. Jongh de P.W.,  Mr. J. Ulfman, Mr. K. Bolding and Mr. W. A. van der Bent. 

Thank you!

Jannie Benning (PUM)

Jannie visited our company in June 2007. Within the framework of PUM Assistance Program  Jannie spent two weeks in Tsaghkahovit village  to teach CheeZLer cheesemaker make Dutch cheese Gouda . Jannie owns a cheesemaking business in the Netherlands more then 25 years. She produces Gouda cheese in 12 kg heads and sells in her organic shop close to the manufacturing facility.

Thanks to her big experience and her dedication CheeZler now produces high quality Gouda cheese.

She brought to our company not only practical cheesemaking knowledge, but also passed to us the "culture" of making great Duch cheese. 

Thank you Jannie!

John Van Esch (CESO)

With the assistance of CESO International Service (Canadian Volunteer Advisers to Business) John Van Esch visited CheeZler LLC in July of 2007, to help the company improve cheese making operations.

John Van Esch cooperates with CESO more than 10 years, and as a Volunteer Adviser helps small and medium dairy businesses of developing countries to develop or install new technologies of producing different cheeses and improve operations of the plants.

John Van Esch worked with the University of Guelph food science department for 25 years with fermented milk products.

J. Van Esch helped CheeZLer cheesemakers to improve the sanitation of the plant, helped to improve Gouda making procedure and helped to standardize all the procedures in cheesemaking. With the help of John company cheesemakers developed the appropriate technology for future production of sour cream.

He equipped company workers with very important theoretical knowledge in dairy sector, which helped them to find many answers to “why” questions in cheese making.

Thank you John!