Frikom (full legal name: ''Industrija smrznute hrane Frikom

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'') is a Serbian maker of

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, which also sells frozen

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, and

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History

Frikom was established on 16 March 1976 in

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, as joint investment of

PKB Corporation PKB Corporation ( sr, ПКБ Корпорација, PKB Korporacija) is a Serbian agribusiness company. It is headquartered in Padinska Skela, Belgrade, Serbia. Name The company uses shortened name PKB Corporation as an abbreviation of the ''P ...

and

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. At first called ''Jedinica Zajedničkog Ulaganja'' (Joint Venture Unit), it was renamed Frikom - Kompanija Smrznute Hrane (FRozen Food KOMpany). Since 2003, it has been part of Croatian

Agrokor Agrokor () was a conglomerate, largely centered in agribusiness, with headquarters in Zagreb, Croatia. Founded in 1976 as a flower grower, it became a joint stock company in 1989, with 100 percent ownership held by founder Ivica Todorić. It grea ...

group. In

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, Frikom has bought 70 percent of the company for processing and trading of agricultural products “Nova sloga” from Trstenik, part of which is factory ''Mivela water'', which has high levels of magnesium, for 4 million euros and committed to invest another 11 million euros. “Nova sloga” has the exclusive rights to exploit water in the field Mivela in Veluće, eight kilometers from Trstenik on an area of 4,125 square kilometers. In September 2021,

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(successor of Agrokor) sold Frikom along with Ledo plus and Ledo Čitluk to the British

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* 1975 establishments in Yugoslavia 2003 mergers and acquisitions Agrokor Manufacturing companies based in Belgrade D.o.o. companies in Serbia Food and drink companies established in 1975 Food and drink companies of Serbia Frozen food brands Ice cream brands Serbian brands {{food-product-stub