Štark

Štark
Native name
Штарк
Food manufacture
Founded Belgrade, Serbia (3 January 1952 (1952-01-03))
First founded in 1922
Headquarters Belgrade, Serbia
Key people
Matjaž Vodopivec (Director)
Products Branded food, candies, chocolate, biscuits
Revenue Increase 73.24 million (2013)[1]
Decrease €6.80 million (2013)[1]
Total assets Increase €79.32 million (2013)[1]
Total equity Increase €8.19 million (2013)[1]
Owner Droga Kolinska (100%)
Number of employees
1,030 (2013)[1]
Website www.stark.rs

Štark (full legal name: Soko Štark d.o.o. Beograd, pronounced Shtark) is a food manufacturing company located in Belgrade, Serbia. The main products of the company include candies, biscuits and chocolates. It is one of the most stable companies in Serbia, and has lived through some very turbulent times when it comes to politics and economics. One of its hallmark products is Najlepše Želje a chocolate bar that means "Best Wishes" in Serbian.

History

The factory dates back to 1922 when a French soldier founded it under the name "Louit" after returning from the Thessaloniki front in World War I. He later changed it to La Cigogna. The firm grew over time into a large factory. It witnessed many political upheavals, starting as a privately owned enterprise and finally being nationalized by the state. It was joined with other smaller companies, creating one large food company in 1966 and changing the name to “Soko Štark”. While it was in socialist Yugoslavia, the company was managed by the workers' organization, with workers themselves having a say in the way the company was run. In 2001 the company changed its status to a stock company at the Belgrade Trade Court and entered the public stock market. It also went through another name change, and is now simply called “Štark”. Štark products are imported into the United States by A.B Company, Inc.

Štark's product line includes:

Miscellaneous

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Подаци о обвезнику". Agencija za privredne registre Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 November 2014.

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