Due to readily available water, moderate climate and fertile land, the territory of the Republic of Croatia has been recognized since ancient times as ideal for the production of food and beverages.
The quality of country’s natural and human resources is recognized by numerous international companies such as Lactalis, Heineken, Carlsberg, Coca Cola and HiPP, while export successes of companies such as Podravka, Kraš and Ledo in the European Union market and wider, contribute to recognition and further development of the Croatian food industry.
Today, the food industry employs around 58,700 people and has around 3,300 companies. The average gross salary in the food production is € 1,480 while in the beverage production it amounts to €1,961.
