Meggle in Osijek (Photo credit: Roko Poljak/CC license)
ZAGREB, Dec 31 (Hina) – The Fortenova Group on Thursday took over the Osijek dairy plant and as of 1 January 2021, the Belje Plus company will continue its 70-year-long tradition of producing dairy products and employ 88 workers.
The property of the former Meggle dairy in Osijek was taken over in line with a sales contract with Meggle, after Belje Plus was given the go ahead by the Croatian Competition Agency regarding concentration in the dairy industry, the Fortenova Group said in a press release.
Raw materials for the Belje dairy in Osijek will be supplied by 249 contractors, with the total daily quantity of milk estimated at more than 20,000 litres.