Zvečevo is a Croatian food company, specializing in

confectionery Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories ...

products and spirits. The company was founded as Stock Cognac Medicinal in

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...

in Požega and produced strong

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drinks. The company was rented to

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from

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until

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, when it also started producing chocolate and candy products. The company changed its name to Zvečevo d.d. Požega in 1951. In the 1960s, all efforts were aimed towards production of

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products, strong alcoholic drinks and milk powder, as the unprofitable and outdated production of fruit juices and flour was abandoned. A cooperation with

was established again in

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that lasted until

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, when it became a joint-stock company. Zvečevo has designed the first rice chocolate in the world in

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

and named it Mikado.

Gallery

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External links

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Chocolate wrappers from the 1980s

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zvecevo Food and drink companies established in 1921 1921 establishments in Croatia Croatian chocolate companies Brand name chocolate Drink companies of Croatia Food and drink companies of Croatia Croatian brands