The Manufacture of food products industry in Bulgaria was represented by 5,445 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 5,501 in the previous year and 5,394 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 431,758,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 10,107,142,000 in 2017, up by 5.00% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of food products industry reached BGN 9,620,546,000 in 2017, up by 5.48% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 11.60% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 11.47% for 2016 and 10.93% in 2015.
A total of 74,067 people were employed in the Manufacture of food products industry in 2017, compared to 75,588 in 2016 and 79,725 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.