"We think that this year Nadi Group will export about 200 tons of snails abroad," Merab Nadaraia, the founder of snail-producing company Nadi Group, told BMG. In 2022, Nadi Group together with the Norwegian company Arctic Finance has created a new company Snail Catch, within the framework of the project, the volume of snails bred in the farm will increase dramatically during the year.
"We built a factory on 2000 square meters. 6 hectares, which were previously owned by Nadi Group, were given to Snail Catch. In addition, the new company has made investments for the organization of an additional area of 14 hectares", said Merab Nadaraia.
According to him, for the operation of the new company, a factory was built in the village of Menji, Senaki municipality, in which the investment of the Norwegian company is up to 200,000 EUR.
"We expect the harvest of snails to be 200 tons by the end of 2023, of which we will probably export 150-180 tons. The remaining part will remain in Georgia as a breeding product. As for export, the main markets are: France, Italy and Spain.
We are talking about 2 types of snails: one - goes to France and Italy, and the other - in the Spanish market. That's why we are working in both directions and probably by the end of the year we will have contracts from the buyers," said Nadaraia.
Nadi Group is operating on the market since 2018.
