Vindija is Croatian food company based in
Varaždin
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. Vindija is mainly known for its
dairy products and
beverages
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History
Vindija was founded in 1959 when the city of
Varaždin
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needed a dairy to supply the city with fresh milk. It employed only about fifteen people.
In 1965, the dairy was integrated in to a larger company called ZPPK Kalnik. At the same time,
Dragutin Drk became the director, and he remains in place today (). The name Vindija started to be used in 1970, after the nearby
Vindija Cave
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near
Ivanec
Ivanec is a town in northern Croatia, located southwest of Varaždin and east of Lepoglava, north of the mountain Ivanščica.
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Ivanec was a district capital in the Varaždin County of the Kingdom ...
, a known archeological site, as it was assumed that the cave had been used as a natural environment for ripening cheeses.
In early 1970, Kalnik's slaughterhouse and meat production facilities became part of a separate company called PPK Koka Varaždin, while the rest of the company became part of a cluster with the company Zagrebačka mljekara from
Zagreb
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. In 1972, the new company was formally renamed to OOUR Zagrebačka mljekara. In 1979, the Varaždin dairy was reconstituted again with the name RO Vindija.
In 1983, the company started to produce pudding, fermented products and desserts. In 1990, the company entered into a large investment that resulted in it becoming a major Croatian company, and at the time one of the most modern in Europe. In 1992, Vindija was awarded the title of the best company in Croatia.
The Vindija campus spreads of a total of and is located within the city, so it has to abide by high ecological and cleanliness standards.
Its best known brands include "Z bregov" milk products and "Vindi" juices and other beverages.
Vindija's business system is among the largest Croatian food industries, there are 13 companies in the Vindija Group, it has more than 4,000 employees, and the total revenue of the group in 2012 amounted to HRK 3 billion.
See also
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List of companies of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
References
Sources
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External links
* {{official website, http://www.vindija.hr/
Food and drink companies of Croatia
Varaždin
Food and drink companies established in 1959
1959 establishments in Croatia