Podravka

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Podravka d.d.
Type Public (ZSE: PODR)
Industry Food and beverages
Founded 1934
Founder(s) Marijan & Matija Wolf
Headquarters Koprivnica, Croatia
Area served Worldwide
Key people

Zvonimir Mršić, President of the Management Board[1]

Dubravko Štimac, President of the Supervisory Board[2]
Products food seasoning, soups, ready-to-serve meals, half-ready meals, vegetables, meat products, canned fish, sauces, tomato products, baby food, breakfast cereal, sweet products, ice-cream, bakery products, mill products, frozen products, side dishes, beverages, fresh meat.
Revenue Increase 2,689.6 HRK (465.8 US$) million in the first nine months of 2008 [3]
Operating income Increase HRK 116.9 million (USD 20.2 million) (Q1–Q3 2008)
Net income Increase HRK 51.2 million (USD 8.8 million) (Q1–Q3 2008)
Employees 6,831 (2008)
Website podravka.hr

Podravka is a food company based in Koprivnica, Croatia. It produces the rather well-known product Vegeta, amongst thousands of other products in its diverse catalogue.

Brands

Podravka brands:

  • Vegeta and Warzywko - original condiment
  • Studena and Studenac - bottled water
  • Eva - sardines
  • Tallianetta - pasta meals
  • Vital Fini-Mini - small soups
  • Fant - half ready-to-serve meals
  • Belsad - marmelades and james
  • Sms - oils
  • Provita - cereals
  • Čokolino and Lino - food for small children
  • Čokolešnik and Čoko - food for small children
  • Dolcela - cremes
  • Lero - juices
  • Kviki - salted snacks

Podravka is also known for its various pickled vegetables and Ajvar relish.

History

Vegeta: Podravka's best known product, a condiment


Podravka's origins are traced to the 1934 family business for fruit processing of the Wolf brothers in Koprivnica which was nationalised in 1947.

Controversy

Former Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polančec and several Podravka executives were defendants in a trial over the so-called "Spice affair", a case of suspicious financial transactions that allegedly defrauded the company by more than 400 million HRK (€54 million).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Management - Podravka". Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  2. ↑ "Supervisory Board - Podravka". Retrieved 2010-03-31. 
  3. ↑ Podravka Group. "Podravka Group business results for the period January – September 2008". Retrieved 2008-10-27. 
  4. ↑ "Trial in Podravka case involving ex-Deputy PM resumes". tportal.hr (Hrvatski telekom). 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-05. 

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