Croatian brands

The following products could be described as hallmarks of Croatian trade. Croatia awards its own quality seal (Hrvatska kvaliteta) to the best Croatian products every year.

Wines

(Vino, pl. vina) in Croatian

Croatian wines 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
• 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

(pivo)

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 beer, brewed in Buzet, Istria
• Kaj beer, produced in the Croatian region of Podravina by Carlsberg Hrvatska (kaj means "what" in Croatian in Kajkavian dialect)
• Karlovačko beer, brewed in Karlovac ^[1]
• Osječko beer from Osijek
• Ožujsko beer, the name referring to the month of March), brewed in Zagreb ^[2]
• Pan beer, produced by Carlsberg Hrvatska (formerly known as "Panonska pivovara")
• Staro Češko beer, Czech beer from Daruvar (home to a Czech minority), brewed in Croatia
• Tomislav beer, the name referring to King Tomislav, brewed in Zagreb
• Velebitsko beer, brewed in Pazarište, Gospić
• Vukovarsko beer brewed in Vukovar, Syrmia

Liqueurs and spirits

Simple manufacturing system of Slivovitz (in the village Srpski Itebej, Serbia)

• Drenovac
• Kruškovac, made from pears
• Lozovača
• Maraschino ^[3]
• Pelinkovac
• Šljivovica
• Travarica
• Vlahovac, made from herbs

Coffee

• Franck coffee

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 ^[4]
• Jamnica, winner of the Paris AquaExpo (the so-called Eauscar) for best mineral water of 2003 ^[5]
• Jana, also belongs to Jamnica, best aromatized mineral water (Eauscar 2004)
• Lipički studenac

Juices

• Badel 1862
• Cedevita, a sherbet with vitamin C^[6]
• 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 (Hog, sheep, etc.).^[7]
• Gavrilović high quality meat products ^[8]
• 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 products ^[9]
• Vindija milk products, the highest quality milk in Croatia^[10]
• Zdenka cheese

Salts and herbs

Vegeta Product Packaging

• Sea salt from the Island of Pag, from Peninsula of Pelješac Ston, and from Nin near Zadar^[11]
• Vegeta famous herbal salt produced by Podravka^[12]

Fish products

• Mackerel and sardines from the Island of Brač

Travel Agents

• Adriatic.hr – A Croatian online rentals market with more than 13,000 private-owned holiday accommodation units (apartments, studio apartments, rooms and villas).
• Croatiatourbook.com
• Split Tours – First private Croatian ferry line company and one on the biggest Dalmatian travel agents

Sweets

The nougat dessert Bajadera

• Koestlin cookies, sweets ^[13]
• Kraš: chocolates, sweet jars, Domaćica - famous chocolate tea biscuit, Bajadera - famous praline, Životinjsko carstvo (Animal Kingdom) - famous chocolates, Kiki - famous caramels, etc.^[14]
• Ledo ice cream ^[15]
• Podravka jams

Other

Low-floor tram

Sumamed - Azithromycin tablets

The HS2000 (Springfield Armory XD) .45 ACP Pistol

The VHS assault rifle

• Adriatica.net – a leading Croatian online travel agent
• BioGnost - pharmaceuticals and biomedicine
• Bluesun Hotels & Resorts – Hotels in Croatia
• Borovo – shoes
• Boškinac – Boutique hotel, restaurant and winery in Novalja, Pag
• Croatia baterije – batteries
• Croteam - Game making company
• Crotram Končar TVŽ Gredelj – an electrocompany of trams and train vehicles
• CROTRAM – a Croatian consortium for production of tramways
• Dubrovnik Riviera Hotels – Luxury hotels and resorts in Dubrovnik
• Efke – photographic films, papers, and chemicals
• Generalturist – Croatia travel specialist since 1923
• Ghetaldus – eyewear industry
• Goto International Split – clothing/underwear
• Hotel International – City hotel in the Zagreb business district
• Hotel Jadran – Bed&Breakfast hotel in the heart of Zagreb
• HS Produkt – firearms manufacturing company - HS2000, VHS assault rifle
• HUP Zagreb – Luxury hotels, business hotels and city hotels in Zagreb
• IBCI Tourist Agency – Croatian travel solutions since 1960
• INA – Croatian oil, natural gas and fuel producer
• KONČAR Group – electronics
• Koncern Agram – insurance and bank conglomerate
• LoopTeez - Streetwear clothing
• Panorama Zagreb Hotel – Hotel in the Zagreb city centre
• Petrokemija – chemical industry
• Pliva – pharmaceutical drugs
• Product-Of-Croatia – a Croatian database with Croatian products and brands
• TOZ-Penkala – biros, coloured crayons
• Tvornica Duhana Rovinj (TDR) – cigarettes
• Uniline – a Croatian online travel agent
• Valamar Hotels & Resorts – Croatian Hotel & Resort Management company
• Varteks – textiles

See also

• Croatian cuisine

References

1. Karlovacko
2. Ožujsko web
3. e_uvoden.html
4. CETINA - Prirodna izvorska voda - Natural spring water
5. Jamnica - Puls Jamnice
6. Cedevita | Početna
7. Index of /
8. Gavrilović
9. https://www.lura.hr
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 1, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
11. Home - Solana Nin
12. http://www.podravka.hr/en/index.php
13. http://www.koestlin.hr
14. Kraš - okus koji spaja generacije | Kraš
15. Ledo