Our company was visited by representatives of Chinese companies Fufeng Group - General Manager Guo Yingxi and managers Cui Li Jun Yao and Karen. This company is the world's largest producer of MSG - an important raw material for the food industry. Chinese visitors received by the President of Podravka Miroslav Vitković with colleagues and they met during a presentation at length with the history, results, products, mission and vision of Podravka. He also pointed out that our company is one of the leading food companies in the region that has their companies or representative offices in the 20-odd countries in the world, exporting to 50-odd countries and to Podravka's products can be found in more than 500,000 retail outlets. In addition, talking about investments, Vitković said that in the last 10 years in Podravka invested more than 200 million euros.
Otherwise, the main reason for the visit of representatives of Chinese companies Fufeng Group Podravka Koprivnica and their interest in building a factory in Koprivnica. It is an investment of more than 100 million U.S. dollars, which would be the production of glutamate for Europe and part of Africa has opened 600 jobs. In addition, industrial zones and Podravka Podravka Chinese interest as a strategic partner because ten percent of the production of glutamate and our company purchased. On the other hand, podravski Slavonia region and the granary of raw materials for the production of glutamate because of its production using corn. Means that there could organize and strengthen the primary production. This is a whole chain that talks about the benefits of primary production and in Končanica across manufacturing industries and to market.
- Our Chinese partner has produced what has Podravka, like bouillon cubes and soup, and we see a chance to cooperate with them go out to conquer the Chinese market - said Vitković.
After the presentation, the Chinese guests visited the factory and Vegeta Soup and FC where they had the opportunity to convince and how products are famous brand Podravka - Vegeta and how demanding and rigorous production process in the pharmaceutical industry.
On Friday they will offer benefits to investors and present the City of Koprivnica Koprivnica-County of, then the Chinese guests in Zagreb to meet with Deputy Prime Minister Domagoj Milosevic. Yet it is a potential possibility of implementing one of the largest greenfield investment in Croatia. Will you decide to build a factory in our area, and whether to invest alone or in partnership with Podravka, the Chinese will decide after the preparation of studies on the feasibility of this capital investment.
