Georgian Bay to Export its Product in 2017

Company ‘Georgian Bay’ (ქართული დაფნა) is planning to export its product.

“We plan to target Ukraine, Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan,” says Grigol Tkeshelashvili, representative of ‘Georgian Bay,’ which is based in Vani Municipality, western Georgia. "Everything is ready, the machine is installed, as are technologies brought from Ukraine and Turkey," he added.

The current production capacity is 250 tons per year and a thousand tons of raw material are necessary to obtain that amount. The Bay plants are to be grown on the company’s own 10 hectares of Bay plantation in a project worth 1 million GEL (404067 USD).

Tkeshelashvili says that the company will process two species of Bay– wide-leafed and narrow-leafed.

The company will employ 20-30 people.

The Bay leaf processing factory ‘Georgian Bay’ was launched within the state program ‘Produce in Georgia’ in 2015. The construction was opened by First Deputy attorney Governor of Imereti, Paata Nadiradze, Vice-Governor George Chighvaria and MP David Lordkipanidze.

Natia Liparteliani