Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Tzvetan Dimitrov took part in the celebration of the 20 th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Dairy Processors in Bulgaria. During the celebration, Deputy Minister Dimitrov was awarded an honorary statuette of the Goddess of milk for the comprehensive assistance and support that the Ministry had rendered to the Association.
On his turn, the Deputy Minister presented on behalf of the Ministry an official plaque to the Department to the President of the Board of Association of Dairy Processors in Bulgaria Mr.Dimitar Zorov with gratitude for the constructive dialogue during the drafting of a great part of the legal framework and rules under which the new Food SafetyAgency works. He thanked for the help given in the implementation of national standards to improve the quality of traditional Bulgarian dairy products such as yoghurt, white brine cheese and yellow cheese. Mr.Michael Velkov CEO of the Association of Dairy Processors in Bulgaria was also awarded with an honorary plaque.
Among the official guests at the ceremony was Minister of Economy and Energy Traycho Traykov and Agricultural Attaché of the USA in Bulgaria Hoa Huynh.
Association of Dairy Processors in Bulgaria was established on March 12, 1991 with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supply as a Milkmen Union in Bulgaria. At Some dairies in the country and several farms producing cow's milk participated in its formation. Later on Maritza Milk" Association which is an association of private dairies from the Plovdiv region joined the Union and registered as theAssociation of Dairy Processors in Bulgaria.