Croatian brands
The following products could be described as hallmarks of Croatian trade. Croatiastreet awards its own quality seal (Croatian: Hrvatska kvaliteta) to the best Croatian products every year. Croatian Chamber of Economy confers the Izvorno hrvatsko (lit. 'Original Croatian' or 'Authentic Croatian') seal to Croatian products and services that undergo rigorous assessments to be recognised as a result of innovation, research and development by Croatian people and enterprises.
Wines
[edit]Croatian wines (vino, pl. vina in Croatian) have gained in quality, but are still largely unknown to the world wine market. It is a matter of the developing Croatian economy to make these wines more popular in the world, and it is up to Croatian wine producers to start large-scale production for international markets.
White wines
[edit]- Bogdanuša
- Debit (grape)
- Graševina
- Grk Bijeli
- Kujundžuša – from the region of Imotski
- Malvasia Dubrovačka
- Malvazija Istarska
- Pošip
- Pušipel
- Traminac
- Vugava – from Vis Island
- Žlahtina – from the Island of Krk
Red wines
[edit]- Babić
- Crljenak Kaštelanski – also known as Zinfandel
- Dobričić
- Drnekuša
- Plavac mali – includes regional variations Dingač and Postup
- Teran
Dessert wines
[edit]Beers
[edit]Apart from the great abundance of imported international beers such as Heineken, Tuborg, Gösser, and Stella Artois, homebrewn beers (Croatian: pivo) can also be found in Croatia. (Fans already know that the brewery in Split produces Bavarian Kaltenberg beer by licence of the original German brewery.)
- Favorit – brewed in Buzet, Istria
- Kaj – produced in the Croatian region of Podravina by Carlsberg Hrvatska (kaj means "what" in Croatian in Kajkavian dialect)
- Karlovačko – brewed in Karlovac[1]
- Osječko – from Osijek
- Ožujsko – the name referring to the month of March; brewed in Zagreb[2]
- Pan – produced by Carlsberg Hrvatska (formerly known as "Panonska pivovara")
- Staro Češko – Czech beer from Daruvar (home to a Czech minority), brewed in Croatia
- Tomislav – the name referring to King Tomislav; brewed in Zagreb
- Velebitsko – brewed in Pazarište, Gospić
- Vukovarsko – brewed in Vukovar, Syrmia
Liqueurs and spirits
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- Drenovac
- Kruškovac – made from pears
- Lozovača
- Maraschino[3]
- Pelinkovac
- Šljivovica
- Travarica
- Vlahovac – made from herbs
Coffee
[edit]Mineral water
[edit]Concerning water quality, Croatian water is greatly appreciated all over the world, and has a leading position in Europe with regard to its water resources. Due to a lack of established industries there has also been no major incidents of water pollution.
- Bistra – produced by Coca-Cola
- Cetina – water from the river Cetina, which flows through the Dalmatian hinterland[4]
- Jamnica – winner of the Paris AquaExpo (the so-called Eauscar) for best mineral water of 2003[5]
- Jana – also belongs to Jamnica, best aromatized mineral water (Eauscar 2004)
- Lipički studenac
Juices
[edit]- Badel 1862[6]
- Cedevita – sherbet with vitamin C[7]
- Dona
- Jamnica juices – To sokovi
- Maraska[8]
- Vindija juices – Vindi sokovi
Meat products
[edit]- Derma d.d. Varazdin with Derma spices and Derma artificial and natural casings (hogs, sheep, etc.[9]
- Gavrilović high quality meat products[10]
- Koka Varazdin with "Cekin" and "Vindon" brands (Koka is part of the Vindija food corporation)
- Various "PIKs" (Croatian: poljoprivredno-industrijski kombinat, lit. 'agricultural-industrial combine' – agricultural industry, usually meat processing), e.g. PIK Vrbovec, PIK Bjelovar, PIK Rijeka, PIK Đakovo
Milk and cheese
[edit]Salts and herbs
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- Sea salt from the Island of Pag, from Peninsula of Pelješac Ston, and from Nin near Zadar[13]
- Vegeta – herbal salt produced by Podravka[14]
Fish products
[edit]Sweets
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- Koestlin – cookies, sweets[15]
- Kraš – chocolates, sweet jars, Domaćica - famous chocolate tea biscuit Bajadera – famous praline, Životinjsko carstvo (Animal Kingdom) - famous chocolates, Kiki - famous caramels, etc.[16]
- Ledo ice cream[17]
- Podravka jams[18]
Other
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- Adriatica.net – a leading Croatian online travel agent[19]
- BioGnost – pharmaceuticals and biomedicine[20]
- Borovo – shoes[21]
- Croatia baterije – batteries[22]
- Croteam – game making company
- Crotram Končar TVŽ Gredelj – electrocompany of trams and train vehicles
- Crotram – Croatian consortium for production of tramways
- Efke – photographic films, papers, and chemicals
- Generalturist – Croatian travel specialist since 1923[23]
- Ghetaldus – eyewear
- HS Produkt – firearms manufacturing company; HS2000, VHS assault rifle
- HUP Zagreb – luxury hotels, business hotels and city hotels in Zagreb[24]
- INA – oil, natural gas and fuel producer[25]
- KONČAR Group – electronics[26]
- Koncern Agram – insurance and bank conglomerate
- Petrokemija – chemical industry[27]
- Pliva – pharmaceutical drugs[28]
- Product-Of-Croatia – database with Croatian products and brands[29]
- Rimac Automobili – electric car and technology company
- TOZ-Penkala – biros, coloured crayons[30]
- Tvornica Duhana Rovinj (TDR) – cigarettes[31]
- Varteks – textiles[32]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Provjera - Karlovačko". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Ožujsko - Ožujsko web". www.ozujsko.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ e_uvoden.html
- ^ "Cetina - prirodna izvorska voda". www.cetina.hr. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Naslovnica". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Badel 1862
- ^ Cedevita | Početna
- ^ dimedia.hr. "- Maraska". www.maraska.hr. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Index of / Archived 2017-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ EuroART93. "Gavrilović". www.gavrilovic.hr. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ https://www.lura.hr Archived 2009-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vindija". Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
- ^ "Home - Solana Nin". www.solananin.hr. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-02-07. Retrieved 2005-02-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Koestlin". www.koestlin.hr. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ dimedia.hr. "Kraš - okus koji spaja generacije - Kraš". www.kras.hr. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Ledo". www.ledo.hr. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Podravka - company with a heart". 7 February 2005. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Atlas Croatia". Atlas Croatia. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ pivot.hr. "BioGnost / Naslovnica". www.biognost.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Borovo". 10 February 2005. Archived from the original on 10 February 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Croatia baterije". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "GeneralTurist.com". www.generalturist.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Hoteli u Zagrebu i Dubrovniku - HUP Zagreb - HUP Zagreb". www.hupzagreb.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "INA - Industrija nafte d.d." 28 February 2005. Archived from the original on 28 February 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Končar Group". 20 December 2005. Archived from the original on 20 December 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Petrokemija d.d. - FERTILIZER COMPANY KUTINA". 2 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 March 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "PLIVA". www.pliva.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Product-of-Croatia - Socializing with Sense". Product-of-Croatia. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "TOZ Penkala - Tvornica olovaka Zagreb d.d. -". www.toz-penkala.hr. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "TDR - Home". 5 May 2005. Archived from the original on 5 May 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Varteks d.d." www.varteks.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.