Milk for production is collected from three  villages:  Yeghegis,  Hermon, and Goghtanik. Monthly the plant processes 25 tonnes milk.

   In October 2000 Golden Goat Plus LLC  produced  1  ton  of  buried  goat cheese. Almost 700 kg was sold and the remainder was kept for shelf life testing. The annual production of Golden Goat Plus in 2001 was 3.5 tonnes of cheese.

   This  year  the  company   started   a   production   of   new   two   cheese varieties: Alpine Goat Cheese in oil and Dzor cheeses, Tom cheese with white mold, and a test batch of Lactic type cheese.

   The Russian Brinzprom Company imported 4 tonnes  of  Yeghegnadzor cheese as a test batch in 2001, which was successfully marketed in the best supermarkets of Moscow. Company’s export to Moscow for 2002 was: 3,200 kg of Dzor cheese, 1,800 kg of Yeghegnadzor cheese in clay pots, and 3,000 jars of Alpine Goat Cheese.

   Golden Goat has various plans for the future including building of a new farm facility for 300-400 goats and underground cellar. The building is already purchased, which is 300 meters from the center of Goghtanik Village. The building is located on a scenic mountain with rich vegetation.

   The Cooperative and Golden Goat Plus  LLC  were  established  through the support of USDA Marketing Assistance Project. Due to the assistance goat breeding and production of goat cheese in Vayots Dzor Region was established, export opportunities have been created, and a decrease in emigration level from the region has been registered. USDA MAP has donated Golden Goat Plus milk cooling systems, which assure the high quality and sanitary conditions of the production. Also MAP donated 3 milk collection containers that are installed in each of the milk providing villages.

   USDA  MAP  also  supported  to  presence  of  the  products  in  the  First International Exhibition ArmprodExpo 2001 in Yerevan, Armenia and in 10 Years of CIS International Exhibition in Moscow, Russia. Golden Goat cheeses have been tasted at ProdExpo 2002 in Moscow, InterFood 2002 in St. Petersburg, World Food 2002 in Moscow, ArmprodExpo 2002 in Yerevan, Riga Food 2002, and Made in Armenia 2002 in Glendale.