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The joint visit of the Turkish distributors and gastro-clients to Podravka organised by Podravka’s Gastronomic Team and the Project Team for Turkey, judging by the mood of the guests, proved to be a move in the right direction.

The Catering Sector of Podravka is the host of the “Gastronaut Conference” which will take place from 23 to 24 February in Koprivnica.

Since 15 February 2001, the luckiest contestants in the prize game “Dolcela – a Journey of Sweet Wishes” have been driving new Renault Twingo cars.

The Podravka food company, through a licence issued by the Customs Authority of the Republic of Croatia, and in line with the Decree on the Implementation of the Law on Customs, has become an authorised recipient in import customs procedures in the territory covered by the Koprivnica Customs Office

After the inspectors of the European Union, the inspection of the US Department of Agriculture has also confirmed that Danica applies the highest world standards in processing meat products.

Two years before the deadline, Podravka’s Vegeta factory in Mohács has received certification from the Veterinary Inspection and Control of Food of the Baranja County in Pécs on the successful implementation of the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) System.

On 22nd November 2000, Marco Bonati, international business executive director of Barilla and Davorin Gojković, director of Podravka in Poland, will sign a cooperation agreement which will make Podravka Polska Sp.z.o.o. exclusive distributor for the products of the Italian company Barilla.

The inspectors of the European Commission of the Food and Veterinary Organisation have given high grades to the quality of the entire production process of the Danica poultry programme and allowed the further use of its export number.

The Podravka Association of Veterans, Invalids and Widows of the Homeland War organized a unique literary awards ceremony connected with the theme of the Homeland War, entitled “We were the first when the need arose”.

By cutting the ribbon together in Kostrzyn on Saturday, 28th October, the President of the Republic of Croatia, Stjepan Mesić, and his Polish counterpart, Aleksandar Kwasniewski, opened a new plant for the production of Vegeta, soups and powdered products.