The Interim Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Branimir Botev opened the new food industry factory of VERNADA in the village of Gorna Rosica, Sevlievo municipality. The official ceremony was attended by the State Secretary of Romania Bogdan Pandelica, the Ambassador of Israel in Bulgaria H.E. Khamis Shaul Raz and the Israeli Ambassador in Romania H.E. Dan Ben-Eliezer, the Bulgarian Ambassador in Bucharest H.E. Alexander Filipov, Svetoslav Mladenov, Executive Director of InvestBulgaria Agency / IBA/ and Romanian diplomats.
The factory in Gorna Rosica is specialized in production of hummus based salads under the Israeli technology. VERNADA company has invested over BGN 2.5 million, half of which are European investments provided under Measure 123, and the rest of the funds are provided by its Romanian partner OCEAN FISH. The company’s monthly capacity is of 45 tones of packaged salads, most of which are exported to the Romanian market. An export to Israel is being negotiated.