XIX National Scientific and Practical Conference on "The Food Industry in Bulgaria – Present, and Future" was organized by The Union of Food Industry, part of the Federation of the Scientific Engineering Unions.

The members of the Food Drinks Bulgaria Association - Coca Cola and The Bulgarian Soft Drinks Association, were awarded with prizes in the fifteenth edition of the competition "Food Industry in Bulgaria - New Products and Technologies 2022", part of the Conference.

The new Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Lemon won a prestigious award in the "Final Product" category of the fifteenth national competition "Food Industry in Bulgaria - New Products and Technologies 2022".

Coca-Cola HBC Bulgaria was also awarded for its overall contribution and support to the activities of the Union.

The main goal of the "Food Industry in Bulgaria - New Products and Technologies 2022" awards, that took place within the XIX National Scientific and Practical Conference, is to encourage the relationship between Bulgarian science and business representatives working in the food and beverage industry. In this year's, the fifteenth in a row, dozens of organizations that developed and implemented new products, as well as food and beverage manufacturers that developed or implemented a product and put it on sale in the Bulgarian market, took part in the competition. In this year's competition, the fifteenth in a row, dozens of organizations that have developed and implemented new products took part, as well as food and beverage manufacturers who have developed or implemented a product in production and released it for sale on the market in Bulgaria.

The conference was attended by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture Krum Nedelkov, Dobri Mitev - executive director of Bulharian Industrial Association, Iana Ivanova, executive director of the Food Drink Bulgaria Association, representatives of branch organizations, educational institutions, etc.