The Manufacture of food products industry in Bulgaria was represented by 5,501 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 5,394 in the previous year and 5,225 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 451,206,000 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 9,625,596,000 in 2016, up by 9.12% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Manufacture of food products industry reached BGN 9,120,357,000 in 2016, up by 8.96% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 11.47% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 10.93% for 2015 and 10.64% in 2014.
A total of 75,588 people were employed in the Manufacture of food products industry in 2016, compared to 79,725 in 2015 and 75,203 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Plovdiv and Varna.