Mongolia is the second Asian country that will produce Bulgarian yoghurt with the bacterium Lactobacillus bulgaricus. An agreement on the use of the license was signed between the Bulgarian State-owned dairy producer LB Bulgaricum and one of the largest Mongolian food production companies – APU Company.

The initiative to enter the Asian market was taken by Caretaker Economy Minister Nikola Stoyanov and is being done with the active support of the Ambassador of Mongolia to Bulgaria S.Lkhagvarusen. The two were also present at the official signing of the document.

“Talks on this cooperation started in December of last year and in just four months we have managed to reach the signing of today’s agreement. It will allow authentic Bulgarian yoghurt to be sold in Mongolia,” said Minister Nikola Stoyanov. The Minister of Economy and the Mongolian Ambassador stressed that this is a step in the direction of strengthening bilateral economic relations between the two countries.

“Bulgaria is the homeland of yoghurt and we will use the national traditional technology for the production of dairy products in Mongolia,” the APU Company management said. On their part, it was emphasized that the agreement will allow them to fulfill one of the goals set by the Mongolian state to produce healthy and useful food. They have already visited the facility of LB Bulgaricum in Vidin (on the Danube) to get acquainted with the production process in the Bulgarian company. There is also interest in joint projects in research and development and the creation of joint products tailored to the  Mongolian market.

The agreement has a term of five years. The Mongolian APU Company receives a license to develop, produce, sell and distribute dairy products with original Bulgarian starters for the territory of Mongolia, for which it will also pay licensing fees to LB Bulgaricum.