The Gozo Cottage factory, located in the Gozitano complex in Xewkija, is making an investment of €1.7 million with the help of European funds in order to strengthen its operation.
Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Chris Bonett visited the ongoing works, which will enable the factory to produce more local products.
This factory, which has been producing typical and traditional Gozitan food since 2005, was one of the companies that benefited from European funds to grow, improve and develop new products.
Work is currently underway on a new plant where typical agricultural products such as cheeses, processed meat, and jams are processed. Work is also underway on a winery where machinery will be purchased to produce Gozitan wine.
The company said that this investment is being made with the aim of modernising production processing, developing new products, increasing efficiency, as well as expanding production capacity.
Minister Clint Camilleri congratulated the management of this company which, he said, with wisdom and vision has managed to benefit from European funds to not only expand the operation by investing in modern machinery, but also to produce new local products.
Parliamentary Secretary Chris Bonett said the factory had been given €700,000 in European funding by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
Gozo Cottage Director Joseph Grech explained that over the years the work of Gozo Cottage has also meant that Gozitan primary producers, farmers and ranchers, have been given a new and growing market where they can. sell their products to the tourist and even local market.
Mr Grech said that the new products being developed through this new investment will continue to help the Gozitan agricultural sector.