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About the company<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1766125834286{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]Welcome to the website of Saaremaa Dairy (Saaremaa Piimat\u00f6\u00f6stus)!<\/p>\n

MO Saaremaa is entirely owned by the farmers of our islands and their families. Those who care about animals, nature and pure flavours. The flavour of untouched nature, meadows bursting with unique vegetation, and longer summers.<\/p>\n

We do our best to value milk collected on the islands and ensure environmentally-friendly milk production and processing on one of the largest islands in the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n

Saaremaa Dairy buys up milk from the islands and produces cheese, butter and dairy products using this milk.<\/strong> Our product portfolio includes Estonia\u2019s most beloved butter, the exclusive Old Saare cheese, and organic milk exhaling pure nature.<\/p>\n

We are sending you greetings from the sunniest island in Estonia and would like to thank you for being a consumer of the products of Saaremaa Dairy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”image” parallax_style=”vcpb-default” bg_image_new=”id^6069|url^https:\/\/www.mosaaremaa.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0017.jpg|caption^null|alt^null|title^IMG_0017|description^null” bg_image_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_img_attach=”fixed” bg_override=”ex-full” fadeout_row=”fadeout_row_value” fadeout_start_effect=”30″ seperator_enable=”seperator_enable_value” seperator_type=”tilt_left_seperator” seperator_position=”top_bottom_seperator” seperator_svg_height=”100″ css=”.vc_custom_1623156327249{padding-top: 200px !important;padding-bottom: 200px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1560418610056{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-8″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1560792780987{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1560787609636{padding-bottom: 45px !important;}”]

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1569 y<\/h2>
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First written record of cheesemaking in the Maasi castle region, Saaremaa.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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1843 y<\/h2>
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Since 1843, cheesemaking in Saaremaa has been continuously recorded.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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1870-1910 y<\/h2>
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There were nearly 50 manor dairies in Saaremaa, many of which produced cheese.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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1912-1913 y<\/h2>
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First dairy cooperatives in Saaremaa were established in Valjala and P\u00fcha.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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1950 y<\/h2>
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Saaremaa dairy associations were nationalised and butter factories were established.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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1965 y<\/h2>
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The central factory of the Manufacturing Company was opened in Kuressaare.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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1975 y<\/h2>
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Saaremaa Dairy Products Manufacturing Company and Kingissepa Meat Manufacturing Company (Kingissepa Lihakombinaat) were merged and reorgnised into Saaremaa Meat and Dairy Manufacturing Company (Saaremaa Liha- ja Piimatootmiskombinaat), headed by the Director General Ahti Viilup.
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1995 y<\/h2>
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The industry was privatised by the farmers of Saaremaa. Saaremaa Meat and Dairy Association (Saaremaa Liha- ja Piima\u00fchistu) was established.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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2007 y<\/h2>
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The dairy factory became independent \u2013 the meat factory was sold.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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2012 y<\/h2>
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The new butter plant starts operating.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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2020 y<\/h2>
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\u00a0In 2020, the Elopak line was launched, in connection with which acidified buttermilk and \u00d6ko organic whole milk in new environmentally friendly packaging came to the market.<\/span>
\nIn September 2020, a unique product was launched on the market – Fat-free lactose-free curd in a plastic cup with a large mouth.<\/span>
\nIn October 2020, in addition to organic milk, whole milk also began to be packaged. In the same month, cranberry and blackcurrant berry-soup was launched.<\/span><\/h6>\n
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2021.y.<\/h2>
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2021 5% curd began to be packaged in a cup with a large mouth.<\/span>
\nIn April 2021, the company AC Nielsen recognized Mo Saaremaa whole milk with the “Best new Launch” award. In addition, the magazine “Oma Maitse” won the title of Saaremaa or the best milk product, and Mo Saaremaa \u00d6KO Mahet\u00e4ispiima was awarded the title of the best organic product.<\/span>
\nIn June 2021, a project carried out with the support of KIK was completed, during which electricity and steam savings were achieved through the recovery of residual energy. Thanks to this, the ecological footprint of the company was reduced.<\/span>
\nIn July 2021, a new milk reception was completed with 2 new 80-ton raw milk tanks.<\/span>
\nIn November 2021, the renovated cheese line started working with 3 boilers and a tower pre-press, as well as a new mold washing machine and a new loading station.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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