FOOD INDUSTRY

I N B U R G A S R E G I O N

Crop production Fishing Beverages Salt

Fruit growingMeat Bee keepingSweets

CROP PRODUCTION• The city of Burgas is surrounded by large

flat fields, which are bordered by the Black Sea, the Eastern Balkan Mountains and the Strandzha mountain.

• The major crop cultures are:– Wheat, for the purpose of bread, boza

(specific beverage) and beer production – Burgas and Aitos fields;

– Sunflower, for the purpose of sunflower oil, sun seeds and halva (sweet dessert) production – Burgas and Aitos fields;

– Grapes, for wine and alcoholic beverages production – Karnobat and Pomorie vineyards;

FISHING• Fishing is a traditional profession of the people,

living in towns and villages on the Black Sea coast like Burgas, Nesebar, Sozopol and Pomorie.

• The fishers go fishing at the coast or by small boats and sell the fish at local fish markets. Bigger ships, using nets, catch more fish and sell it to traders.

• However, in the evenings, a lot of those ships moor at the harbours and sell the fish directly to the locals. It is a real attraction for the tourists to see hundreds of people holding plastic bags full of fresh-caught fish coming from the harbour.

• The ‘Slavyanka’ factory, located in Burgas, produces fish cans for the market.

BEVERAGES• A lot of beverages are produced in Burgas

region, because of its crop production. • The largest alcoholic beverage factories are

‘Black Sea Gold’, which produces the famous ‘Burgas 63’ brandy, and ‘Karnobat’ winery. Those factories produce different kinds of wine and brandy of high quality.

• There are also a lot of small wineries in the villages on the Southern slope of the Balkan mountains, that produce wine for connoisseurs.

• The beer ‘Burgasko’ was produced in the city of Burgas till 2002, but even though it’s currently produced in Plovdiv, it keeps having the soul of the sea in its smooth malty taste and is the most popular drink with the tourists.

SALT PRODUCTION

• Salt production is the most typical industry in Burgas region, because of the Salt lakes near Burgas and Pomorie. It’s been practiced since the antiquity. An interesting fact is that there is a difference between the salt production in Burgas and the one in Pomorie.

• In Burgas, the salt is produced by evaporating water from large salt ponds.

• In Pomorie, the salt is produced by moving water from larger and less salty to smaller and more salty ponds. This method requires much more work, but the production is bigger and less dependent on the weather conditions. It is unique for the town, so there is a Salt Museum.

MEAT PRODUCTION• Burgas region also produces

meat. • ‘Gradus’ is a factory for

chicken meat. It is one of the largest enterprises in the region according to the official statistics of the Ministry of Economy.

• There are also small manufactures like ‘Porky’ in the town of Aheloy, which produce fresh meat and sell it to the locals.

• Famous local meat products are ‘Burgas’ salami and the traditional ‘Strandzanski dyado’ (flat sausage).

SWEETS PRODUCTION

• The largest factory in Burgas is ‘Pobeda’, which produces biscuits, cakes and chocolates. The factory works since 1929 and has one of the largest sweet productions in Bulgaria.

FRUIT GROWING• Fruit growing is typical for the villages, located on the Southern slopes of the

Balkan mountains and the lowlands west of Burgas. • The most common kinds of fruit are apples, cherries, pears, figs, peaches

and almonds.

BEE KEEPING

• Bee keeping is a common business practiced in the villages near Burgas. The amount of the produced honey is small, but the honey is ecologically free and is consumed by the locals.

• This presentation was made by Christian Popov, Ivanina Stoyanova, Mihaela Milusheva and Kristiana Zheleva in regards to ‘Students making an enterprise in real time’ Erasmus+ project.