ROSE OIL
Bulgarian Rose oil is steam distilled (no solvent extraction) and is 100% pure. This rose oil contains the essence of Rosa Damascena flowers, cultivated in Bulgaria. The perfect growing location is the Rose Valley and climate with gentle sunshine ensures the fragrance, purity and naturalness of the essential oil intact and uncompromised. The usual rose harvest time in Bulgaria starts around the third week of May and continue, depending mainly on the weather conditions for three to five weeks.
The yield of oil can be dramatically affected by the weather. The best weather conditions for Rose harvest is mild and humid weather with night temperatures around 24-28 deg. C. Under normal conditions, harvest begins as soon as the flowers starts opening and continues until all the flowers have been gathered. Flowers are picked up very early in the morning whilst the morning dew is still on them, put in plastic bags and transported to the distillery the quickest possible way. The quantity of flowers picked up for the day should be processed as soon as possible with everyprecautions of keeping them fresh until the last flower has been processed because if the flowers are not kept fresh they begin to deteriorate and the precious volatile oil evaporates and looses quality.
Lideka International is pleased to represend Naturalbase AD - a company established immediately after the Great economic change that took place in BULGARIA in 1989. In 1995 built its own distillery, in this way stepping on a solid commercial base in distilling essential oils. In 2001 first organic rose fields were planted.In 2003 there was added another completely independent distilling equipment, representing itself second distilling factory with main purpose organic production. At present NATUREBASE has two distilleries one for conventional distillation and one for organic with total production output per harvest season of: 250kgs of Rose Otto/oil; 25 000 kgs of Lavender oil; 50 000kgs of Rose water and 50 000kgs of Lavender water.
All factory equipment is made of stainless steel and the organic part is unique one in terms of technology of distilling and has no existing analogue in Bulgaria.To make story complete NatureBase has 40 hectares of organic roses and another 120 hectares of conventional roses. From 2005 NatureBase is on the market of dried rose buds and lavender flowers. NatureBase sells their products on four continents: EUROPE, AMERICA, ASIA and AUSTRALIA.
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WINE
Lideka International is pleased to represend Todoroff Boutique Wine Cella, specialized in production of high quality red wines of "Mavrud", "Merlot" and "Cabernet Sauvignon" grape varieties in boutique series of limited quantity. The cellar is situated in one of the symbolic for the Bulgarian wine production villages - the village of Brestovitza.
Wine production in Bulgaria region dates from the ancient Thracian ages - a fact, which is evidenced by the numerous archaeological discoveries in the region. The tradition of wine producing, inherited from the ancient Thracians, reflects in the approach used in Todoroff Wine Cellar nowadays. This tradition, worshipped during the centuries, is based upon the fines and harmony of aroma and taste, along with the believe that making wine is a kind of Art.
A limited batch of wines from Mavrud, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Muskat grape varieties. Red wines from this batch age from tree to four months in oak barrels from the "Barrique" type.
※TERES§ 每 Special selection are produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Mavrud varieties. They are formed in new oak ※Barrique§ type of barrels for a period of 6 to 10 months, after which they go on developing their character aging in bottles.
Crystal clear wine with sparkling raspberry-red color. The bouquet is dense and aggressive, filled with richness and finesse. The dominating aromas of morello, cherry and raspberry. The taste is mellow, soft, full-bodied.
Wine blended of liqueur wines vintage 2002, 2003, 2004. A noble sweet wine with a warm amber colour. A balanced soft taste with fine aroma and an impressive long aftertaste.
FEATURED WINES
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BULGARIA - COUNTRY FACTS
Capital: Sofia
Official Language: Bulgarian
Accession to the EU: January 1, 2007
Area: 110,910 km2
Population: 7.7 million
GDP: $ 27 billion; per capita $ 4,800
Currency: Lev
Domain names: ending with .bg
Calling Code: +359
Most important trading partners: Russia, Macadonia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Turkey, The Netherlands
Important Export Articles: articles of food, rose oil, dairy products, wine and liquor, tabac, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw materials, minerals, metals
Important Import Articles: farm machinery and equipment, fuel, living cattle, metals, minerals, raw materials, vegetable foods
WHY INVESTING IN BULGARIA?
- Strategic location in Europe - Bulgaria provides a strategic location to serve and service markets within the European Union as well as central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The key geographical position of Bulgaria combined with a good accessibility and excellent infrastructure are only some of the reasons why numerous European, American and Asian companies are willing to establish their facilities in the Bulgaria.
- International business environment - Bulgaria, long Europe's trading crossroads, is an obvious choice to locate a pan-European operation, whether it is a European headquarters, a Shared Services Center, a Customer Care Center, a distribution and logistics operation, or a R&D facility. The country's pro-business environment creates a gateway to Europe that helps international companies succeed throughout the continent. An international outlook and openness to foreign investment is firmly engrained in the Bulgarian culture, and this has yielded a wealth of world-class business partners who know how to deal with global business challenges in today's economy.
- Superior logistics and technology infrastructure - Bulgaria is also classified as one of the most 'wired' countries in Eastern Europe, a dynamic force in electronic commerce, communications and outsourcing.
- Highly educated, multilingual & flexible workforce - Bulgaria features one of the most highly educated, flexible and motivated workforces in Europe. Bulgarian professionals are also among the most multilingual in the world, enabling them to successfully operate in companies across any industry serving customers throughout the continent.
- Quality of life - Bulgaria is proud to have a constantly improving standard of living, while maintaining an affordable life for its residents. The costs of living, housing, education and cultural activities are lower than in most Western-European countries.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BULGARIA
Lideka International offers professional consultancy services to Chinese and other foreign investors planning to establish or expand their business in Bulgaria.
MARKET SECTORS
MEDICAL & PHARMA
- Opportunities for production of low-priced generics in the country due to low manufacturing costs
- Expensive surgical operations can be successfully and costly carried out in Bulgaria
- High growth potential of the pharmaceutical and medical equipment markets (15-20% per year)
- Opportunities for carrying out dental tourism, already successfully explored in Central Europe, due to existing high quality and price competitiveness of dental services in the country
- Though the major local pharma companies have already been acquired by foreign players, there are consolidation opportunities for investors to step or bolster existing presence in the region
- Opportunities for carrying out repackaging and re-labeling of pharmaceuticals/medical devices
ENERGY
- Bulgaria is the main exporter of electricity in Southeast Europe
- Bulgaria has a number of potential renewable energy sources 每 hydro, solar and biomass; geothermal and wind energy potential is considered the highest
- Electricity consumption in Bulgaria is expected to grow with 2.3% on an annual basis until 2020
- 2001-2005 每 Government policy towards liberalization of the energy market through providing free access to the energy transmission network and direct contracting between
- generators, traders and eligible customers under bilateral contracts at freely negotiated prices
- Bulgaria will create a regional energy center in a further step to deregulate its power market
- 2007 每 The monopoly of National Electricity Company (NEC) over transmission, including export of power will expire upon Bulgaria＊s EU accession
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOGOSTICS
- Strategic geographic location of the country
- Bulgaria＊s infrastructure needs significant investment in order to meet EU standards
- Opportunities to acquire concessions on key infrastructure segments
- Opportunities to participate in infrastructure reconstruction and modernization through tenders
- Forthcoming modernization of the entire railway infrastructure
- Potential in the development of logistics centers throughout the country
- Forthcoming privatization of the state companies in river and sea transportation
- Need for modernization of large percentage of the transport equipment in the country
- Opportunities for acquisition of private transport companies
FOOD INDUSTRY
- Bulgaria has the largest number of mineral water deposits in Europe - more than 250 mineral water deposits and over 500 sources and boreholes in the country (France 每 64; Spain - 89)
- Strong traditions in wine making 每 2% of the world market share
- Very high quality organic products (ban on GM products)
- EU food legislation integrated in the Bulgarian legislation
- Unique climate conditions support wide variety of crops, fruit and vegetables
- Environmentally clean and fertile soil
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