The following products could be described as hallmarks of Croatian trade. Croatia awards its own quality seal () to the best Croatian products every year. Croatian Chamber of Economy confers the () 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
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 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 Babić Crljenak Kaštelanski – also known as Zinfandel Dobričić Drnekuša Plavac mali – includes regional variations Dingač and Postup Teran
Dessert wines Prošek
Beers Apart from the great abundance of imported international beers such as Heineken, Tuborg, Gösser, and Stella Artois, homebrewn beers () 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 Osječko – from Osijek Ožujsko – the name referring to the month of March; brewed in Zagreb 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
Drenovac Kruškovac – made from pears Lozovača Maraschinoe_uvoden.html Pelinkovac Šljivovica Travarica Vlahovac – made from herbs
Coffee Franck
Mineral water 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 Jamnica – winner of the Paris AquaExpo (the so-called Eauscar) for best mineral water of 2003 Jana – also belongs to Jamnica, best aromatized mineral water (Eauscar 2004) Lipički studenac
Juices Badel 1862Badel 1862 Cedevita – sherbet with vitamin CCedevita | Početna Dona Jamnica juices – To sokovi Maraska Vindija juices – Vindi sokovi
Meat products Derma d.d. Varazdin with Derma spices and Derma artificial and natural casings (hogs, sheep, etc.Index of / Gavrilović high quality meat products Koka Varazdin with "Cekin" and "Vindon" brands (Koka is part of the Vindija food corporation) Various "PIKs" ( – agricultural industry, usually meat processing), e.g. PIK Vrbovec, PIK Bjelovar, PIK Rijeka, PIK Đakovo
Milk and cheese Lura – Dukat milk productshttps://www.lura.hr Vindija – milk products Zdenka – cheese
Salts and herbs
Sea salt from the Island of Pag, from Peninsula of Pelješac Ston, and from Nin near Zadar Vegeta – herbal salt produced by Podravka
Fish products Mackerel and sardines from the Island of Brač
Sweets
Koestlin – cookies, sweets Kraš – chocolates, sweet jars, Domaćica - famous chocolate tea biscuit Bajadera – famous praline, Životinjsko carstvo (Animal Kingdom) - famous chocolates, Kiki - famous caramels, etc. Ledo ice cream Podravka jams
Other
Adriatica.net – a leading Croatian online travel agent BioGnost – pharmaceuticals and biomedicine Borovo – shoes Croatia baterije – batteries 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 Ghetaldus – eyewear HS Produkt – firearms manufacturing company; HS2000, VHS assault rifle HUP Zagreb – luxury hotels, business hotels and city hotels in Zagreb INA – oil, natural gas and fuel producer KONČAR Group – electronics Koncern Agram – insurance and bank conglomerate Petrokemija – chemical industry Pliva – pharmaceutical drugs Product-Of-Croatia – database with Croatian products and brands Rimac Automobili – electric car and technology company TOZ-Penkala – biros, coloured crayons Tvornica Duhana Rovinj (TDR) – cigarettes Varteks – textiles
Croatian Quality The label Croatian Quality is awarded by the Croatian Chamber of Economy to companies on Croatian territory which produce material and service of only the highest quality.
See also
Croatian cuisine
References