Bulgarian Organic Foods OOD is a producer’s organization of organic honey and apiculture products. The organization is a private legal entity registered under the commercial law, it is apolitical and independent structure. The organization was founded in 2013 by organic beekeepers from Targovishte region, with the main objective joint promotion and marketing of organic honey.

In 2017 with administrative order № RD-09-406/22.05.2017 issued by the Minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Foods and Forestry of Republic of Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Organic Foods OOD was recognized as a Producers organization within organic honey and organic apiculture products sector. Currently the organization is the biggest organic honey producer’s organization in Bulgaria, combining 10 beekeeping farms and working with more than 30beekeepers, with total of more than 3000 organic certified beehives. The total production of the organization’s members is between 60-80 tons of organic honey per year.

In 2018 the organization started own investment in processing facility for processing of organic honey and apiculture products produced by the organization’s members. The investment amounts to around 400.000 EUR, and it is co-funded by the EU through the Measure 4.2 under the PRD 2014-2020.

The general objective of the organization is the development of Bulgarian Organic Beekeeping sector.

The specific objectives of the organization included in the organization’s statue are:

• Developing initiatives in the area of promotion and marketing of organic honey and apiculture products;
• Promoting, and providing technical assistance for, the use of production standards, improving product quality and developing products with a protected designation of origin, with a protected geographical indication or covered by a national quality label
• Concentration of supply and the placing on the market of the products produced by its members, including through direct marketing;
• Carrying out research and developing initiatives on sustainable production methods, innovative practices, economic competitiveness and market developments;
• Promoting, and providing technical assistance for, the use of environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, and sound animal welfare practices and techniques;