How does the coronavirus pandemic affect your business? Overall, we are lucky that our company operates in the food industry, which was perhaps the least affected by the COVID pandemic. In Western European countries, where people have very high incomes, but during the lockdown could not travel and visit restaurants, they actually consumed alot of our products. Therefore, we reported a huge increase in sales in France, Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy. In countries like Bulga...

For it‘s fifteenth anniversary, the InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA) presented the "Investor Oscars"  during the "Investor of the Year" 2020 ceremony and awarded the most significant projects implemented in Bulgaria last year. The official event was held online and was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova. Nominated were companies that implemented investment projects...

What are the main responsibilities of the Devin's CFO? My main responsibilities are related to achieving the set goals for the company, managing its financial stability and finding new opportunities to improve results. A essential part of my responsibilities are related to the introduction, maintenance and improvement of internal processes in the organization.   How does a typical working day go? Every day is very dynamic, full of numerous worki...

Over 40% of the world's population is affected by water scarcity. This natural resource is still being used unsustainably, which can lead to serious problems, including an increase in the number of people who do not have access to clean water. Agriculture is one of the sectors with the highest water consumption. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, irrigation in agriculture accounts for 70% of global water consumption. These figures are...

On a grey day in London in 1971, an incredible thing happened: a cup of Costa coffee was poured for the very first time. Its creators, the brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, first sold their coffee to a handful of local caterers. Then to some delicatessens. A few years later, they opened their first coffee shop. Today Costa is the largest and fastest growing coffee shop chain in the UK. In 1999 Costa opened the first International store at The Aviation Club in Dubai, UAE. Ye...