Category: Foods

LB Bulgaricum – History of the Bulgarian Yogurt

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In the beginning of the 20th century the famous Russian scientist, winner of the Nobel Prize, Ilya Mechnikov (1845-1916), working at Pasteur Institute – Paris, began researches on the causes of human aging. He found that during feeding the protein substances in food are degraded by the action of putrefactive intestine bacteria that cause poisoning of the body and early death. He proves that the only food that could restrict the development of putrefactive bacteria in the intestines is the Bulgarian yoghurt, by which is explained the largest number of…

Green cheese

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Green cheese originates from Bulgaria, the Cherni Vit village of the Lovech district, the Teteven Balkan mountain range. Italian experts from the “Slow Food” society found it shortly after Bulgaria became a member of the European Union in 2007. They communicated with Tsvetan Dimitrov, the mayor of Cherni Vit, asking for more information and samples of the product. Being fascinated, the Italians exhibited cheese samples at the international festival held nearby Torino. Note that our cheese was proclaimed there as the only Balkan milk product with natural mould. For now,…

Compass

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“Compass” is a Bulgarian company specializing in the production of meat, meat-vegetable, vegetarian and fish sterilized products. The story began in 1996 when the company started a small enterprise of its own. Right from the start “Compass” mission was to offer high-quality foodstuff aiming at the improvement of people’s life. The title of the company however clearly illustrated its goal to offer products which would be a “compass” indicating the correct direction of advance of the subsequent market. Due to the great interest to and the extended demand for its…

Boni Holding

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Founded 25 years ago, today “Bony Holding” Ltd is one of the largest companies in the register of the Bulgarian food industry, a leader in the production of pork meat and one of the most acknowledged suppliers of meat products and sausages. It operates hybrid and stock pig farms and one of the most modern meat processing complexes in Europe, with technological capabilities to produce a limitless variety of products. „Bony Holding“ is a vertically integrated company operating at all production levels: fodder production, hybrid and stock pig farming, pork…

bulchicken.com

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Bulchicken was founded more than 20 years ago with the only aim to offer on the market duck meat of high quality and excellent taste! Imagine what is to produce and sell duck meat to Bulgarian clients who lack established habits and traditions in the consumption of that extremely tasty and useful meal. It seems useless at a first glance to try to “teach” clients explaining to them how healthy duck meat is as compared to other meat products. Useless, but at a first glance only, since 20 years later…