Kraš (Croatian pronunciation: [krâʃ]) is a Croatian food company based in Zagreb, specializing in confectionery products. In 2012, Kraš was, after Podravka, the second largest Croatian exporter of food.[4]
 Official logo | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| ZSE: KRAS | |
| Industry | Confectionery production |
| Founded | 1911 (Founded) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Damir Bulić (Chairman)[1] |
| Products | Confectionery |
| Revenue |  €138.98 million (2017)[2] |
| €4.10 million (2017)[2] | |
| Total assets | €162.94 million (2017)[2] |
| Total equity | €89.60 million (2017)[2] |
| Owner | MI Pivac Brothers d.o.o. (52.86%) Kappa Star Ltd. (30.00%) Kraš d.d. (5.29%) Others (as of 14 July 2020)[3] |
Number of employees | 2,557 (2017)[2] |
| Website | www |
History edit
The company traces its origins from two factories from the early 20th century—"Union", founded in 1911, by Yugoslavian Jews, including Slavaljub Deutsch, the oldest surviving chocolate manufacturer in southeastern Europe—and "Bizjak", founded in 1923, which manufactured toast, cookies and wafers. Deutsch was subsequently murdered in Auschwitz and his property seized. These two companies, as well as a number of smaller confectionery manufacturers from Zagreb, merged in 1950 and took the name Kraš, in honor of Josip Kraš, a union leader and prominent Croatian communist who was killed in World War II.[citation needed] To date, no restitutions have been made to Deutsch's surviving descendants.
The company was in social ownership during SFR Yugoslavia, and privatized in 1992 into a private shareholding company with capital estimated at 135,769,000 DM. In the aftermath of Yugoslav breakup, Kraš lost two-thirds of its market.[5]
In 1997, Kraš received the ISO 9001 certificate.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Management Board". kras.hr. Kraš. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "ANNUAL REPORT ON THE STATE AND BUSINESS OF THE KRAŠ GROUP IN 2017" (PDF). kras.hr (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Vrijednosnica KRAS". zse.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Podravka, Kraš i Viro najveći izvoznici hrane". tportal.hr (in Croatian). HINA. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Bitka do zadnjeg bombona". Globus (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Using Quality Objectives to Drive Strategic Performance Improvement". Qualitydigest.com. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- ^ "OBJECTIVE OF THE SAMPLE MANUAL". Isopocketguides.com. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
Sources edit
- "Godišnji financijski izvještaj za poslovnu 2012. godinu" [Annual report for the fiscal year 2012] (PDF) (in Croatian). Kraš. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
External links edit
- Official website
- Kraš Bajadera (in Croatian)
