La Fantana (Preduzeće za proizvodnju, trgovinu i usluge La Fantana d.o.o.) is a service company operating in the field of water bottling and distribution via water cooler devices. It is owned by the Romanian water bottling company La Fantana s.r.l.,[3] and is headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia.

La Fantana
Native name
La Fantana
Company typed.o.o.
IndustryBeverage
Founded25 December 2003; 20 years ago (2003-12-25))
Headquarters
Patrijarha Dimitrija 12, Belgrade
,
Serbia
Area served
Serbia
Key people
Igor Bosančić (Director)
ProductsNatural non-carbonated mineral water
Water cooler
Plumbed-in water coolers
Roasted coffee beans
Espresso machines
RevenueIncrease 7.85 million (2018)[1]
Decrease €0.86 million (2018)[1]
Total assetsIncrease €6.45 million (2018)[2]
Total equityDecrease €3.81 million (2018)[2]
OwnerLa Fantana s.r.l. (100%)
Number of employees
210 (2018)
Websitewww.lafantana.rs

La Fantana carries out water production and bottling in its own factory located in Mitrovo Polje, near Aleksandrovac. Natural non-carbonated mineral water is filled into polycarbonate return bottles of 11 and 19 liters. La Fantana is a member of Watercoolers Europe, a European trade organization for water coolers.

History edit

La Fantana was founded by the Swedish investment fund Oresa Ventures on 25 December 2003. In November 2006, the factory for water bottling started operating. The factory is located in Mitrovo Polje within close vicinity of Aleksandrovac[4] Innova Capital became the new majority owner of La Fantana in May 2007.[5]

As of April 2016, it has more than 50% in water bottling market share in Serbia.[3]

Factory edit

La Fantana water factory is located in Mitrovo Polje. Mitrovo Polje belongs to the Kopaonik basin, and is located on the slopes of Željin Mountain, in the upper part of the river Rasina. La Fantana factory began operating in early November 2006.[citation needed] The total area of the factory complex is 8,064 square meters, while facilities occupy 1,991 square meters.[citation needed]

Quality control and certificates edit

The sanitary permit for bottling facility of La Fantana natural non-carbonated mineral water was issued by the Sanitary Inspection of the Ministry of Health and Ecology on 12 September 2006, under the number 530-2560/2006-04.[citation needed] Certificate on quality and hygienic safety of La Fantana natural non-carbonated mineral water was issued by the Institute for Public Health in Kruševac, under the number M174/13, of 6 June 2013.[citation needed] La Fantana has the HACCP Certificate for the food safety systems, issued on 27 November 2014, number MS204514, by the certification firm MS Certification.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "БИЛАНС УСПЕХА (2018) - La Fantana". apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "БИЛАНС СТАЊА (2018) - La Fantana". apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "M&A alert. Oresa and entrepreneur Cristian Amza take over La Fantana from Innova Capital". business-review.eu. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ "History".
  5. ^ Predstavljeni novi vlasnici fabrike La Fantana u Mitrovom polju

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