What is Omichka cheese? This is a product known to many residents of the Russian Federation. Sweet cheese was invented back in 1969, at the Omsk plant. The dessert was developed by the head of the cheese factory Zoya Kutmina and senior master Valentina Panfilova. In 1971, Omichka cheese received a copyright certificate. The product quickly gained fame across the country. Today, Omichka is available in several versions: classic, chocolate, creme brulee, strawberry with cream and dried apricots, etc. The product is packaged in one-gram and two-hundred gram plastic packages.
Cheese "Omichka": details
So, in order. Cheese "Omichka" - a product invented in the USSR. Today, virtually every Russian knows about him, and not only that. Omsk is a city known for many reasons. And this product is one of them. Omichka cheese is made from natural cow's milk. It has a creamy texture.
History
As already mentioned, the Omichka cheese production technology was invented in 1969. Zoya Andreevna Kutmina and Valentina Andreevna Panfilova received the copyright certificate on November 23, 1971.
1971 is famous for the fact that the plant was able to produce 60 tons of cheese. But 1983 pleased the inhabitants of the USSR with 147 tons. Since the receipt of the copyright certificate, cheese is produced with a state quality mark.
Initially, the product was exclusively produced at the Omsk processed cheese factory. Today, it is manufactured at several other Russian enterprises. The leadership of the unified Ministry of Dairy Industry, which existed in the USSR at that time, ordered that the technology of cheese production be announced to subordinate enterprises as soon as it received the recognition of customers. Such a successful invention spread very quickly throughout the country. Currently, Omichka is produced at the plants of Kazan, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar Territory, Saransk, Voronezh, Kursk, St. Petersburg, the Udmurt Republic and other regions of Russia and the territory of the former USSR.
Trademark Right
But not everything was so simple. Cheese production technology was already known. However, a dispute suddenly erupted. It was initiated by the Kazan milk processor VAMIN Tatarstan. The company stated that it is it that is the owner of the legal rights to the trademark. Omsk processed cheese plant, in turn, claimed its rights to cheese and offered Tatarstan to conclude a license agreement. The same one sent a complaint to the FAS Russia demanding that Omsk citizens be held accountable for violating the law on protection of competition. There it was decided not to give Omsk exclusive rights. Omsk processed cheese factory, of course, did not agree with this. After all, the recipe and product name were developed in 1969 here. The product manufactured in Tatarstan, according to the plant’s management, differs from the Omsk Omichka technology of production and recipe.
In 2009, the Moscow Arbitration Court upheld the decision to recognize the actions of the Omsk processed cheese factory related to the registration of a trademark as unfair competition. A fine of one hundred thousand rubles was imposed on the manufacturer.
Nevertheless, the Omsk plant continued to defend its rights. As a result, in 2010 he was issued a certificate for the Omichka trademark, valid until 2018.
Key Features
And now about the main features of the product. Sweet cream cheese "Omichka" is cream in color. The consistency of the product is a spreading soft paste. It has a mild creamy taste - sweet, cheesy, with a hint of vanilla and pasteurization. The composition of the product includes hard natural cheeses, cream, cottage cheese and sugar.
Mass fraction of fat in dry matter is 50%. As for physical and chemical parameters, cheese consists of 30 g of fat (milk - not more than 10 g), 10.5 g of protein, 16 g of carbohydrates (including sucrose). The energy value of the product is 372 kcal.
Today, the Omsk factory produces thirteen versions of cheese - classic, chocolate, orange, peach, strawberry cream, creamy banana, creamy coconut, with wild berries, dried apricots, raisins, nuts, nuts with chocolate, creme brulee. In 2012, products from the point of view of GOST, it was decided not to consider cheese (due to the presence of vegetable fats in the composition).
Recipe change
By the way, about the recipe. She was undergoing small changes. At the end of 2014, a rather serious decision was made by the Omsk processed cheese factory. "Omichka" then made natural cream the main component. They replaced the plain water present in the product before. The updated Omichka, appearing on store windows, began to be bought up even faster. According to consumers, it resembles a dessert of the 70s. After all, just then, natural cream was the basis of world famous cheese.
The product is manufactured at the Omsk plant in accordance with all the rules. And every year everything is in large and large quantities. In a word, neither Omsk nor other cities of Russia are left without cheese. Delivered for the production of cream cheese cream by local manufacturers. This, of course, guarantees high quality products.
New formats
So, Omichka is processed cheese, the price of which is only 20 rubles. Moreover, the composition is extremely pleasing to the consumer. In short, value for money is just wonderful.
By the way, regarding innovations. Today it is planned to produce Omichka in new formats - in triangles and do-soldering (in flexible vacuum packaging).
The manufacturers also plan to release the so-called light version of the product. This cheese will be characterized by reduced fat content and airy consistency.