The purchasing center in Dugo Selo is located near Zagreb and comprises 9,000 m² of warehouse space, the majority of which con- sists of modern refrigerators for handling fresh fruit and vegetables pro- cured through an extensive cooperative network throughout Croatia.
The purpose of this center is to ensure quick delivery and dispatch, as well as the commissioning of goods, as a prerequisite for successful operations in both new and existing sales channels.
The center is equipped with an apple calibrator with a capacity of 6 tons/ hour, which sorts apples into approximately 20 different categories. The calibrator has modern cameras that capture each fruit in 36 infrared photographs and 36 color photographs, representing a contemporary way of aligning with demanding market quality control standards.
The purchasing center in Dugo Selo also has special chamber capacities for ripening tropical fruits (bananas).
Director of Dugo Selo purchasing center: Tomislav Vonić
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It has 1200 m² of cooling space and 800 m² of space for packaging goods. Out of a total of 17 cooling chambers, 11 have the option of setting the ULO regime (extremely low oxygen content) – for preserving and better maintaining the quality of apples and pears.
The purchasing center in Donji Miholjac specializes in packaging carrots (packages of 1 kg and 5 kg, trays of 500 g or 1 kg), peaches, nectarines, plums, pears (trays of 1 kg in a net), and cabbage (freshly harvested cabbage goes directly from the field to the center, where it is cleaned and packaged).
Items that come from cooperators packaged and in larger quantities, and are characteristic for the Procurement Center Donji Miholjac, include bell peppers, tomatoes (grappolo, beef), and leeks.
The Donji Miholjac shopping center is certified by the HACCP system for food safety and quality.
Director of Donji Miholjac purchasing center: Emanuela Milić
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It is located in the valley of the Neretva river, just a few kilometers away from the seacoast. This valley climate is particularly good for growing all sorts of crops, especially citrus fruits.
The Purchase Centre is equipped for the reception and preparation of various types of fruits and vegetables where the most represented are tangerines, watermelon, strawberries, new potatoes, all kinds of brassicas during the winter season, lettuce, peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes grown in greenhouses.
The Purchase Centre in Opuzen spreads over a total of 12,000 square meters of enclosed space and has about 6,000 cubic meters of conditioned space and 3,000 square meters of refrigerated space. The Purchase Center in Opuzen is equipped with a line for calibrating and sorting tangerines with a capacity of 35 tons per hour.
Annually, the Centre cooperates with about 420 producers.
The Purchase Centre in Opuzen specializes in the production of tangerines with the annual turnaround of about 10,000 tons certified under Global GAP.
Director of Opuzen purchasing center: Mario Vekić
Contact: info@ariverafruit.hr
With the total area of 2,200 square meters and 1000 cubic meters of conditioned space, the Purchase Centre in Lozan is intended for various fruits and vegetables. The Centre has 21 permanent employees and works with over 200 cooperatives.
Every year, the Purchase Centre in Lozan buys off approximately 5,000 tons of various fruits and vegetables, mostly cauliflower, cabbage, peppers, courgettes and watermelons. Since 2007, it is also the leading purchase center for fresh vegetables in the county, with a special emphasis on peppers, cucumbers and brassicas.
The Purchase Centre provides its subcontractors with all the necessary re- production material as well as necessary advice and instructions for growing various crops.
Director of Lozan purchasing center: Martina Zvonar
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The Varaždin Purchase Center was established as a continuation of the rich tradition of the region, where there is intensive land use as the primary resource for fruit and vegetable production. It occupies an area of 24,259 m².
The center is involved in the procurement of fruits and vegetables and brings together around a hundred family farms with whom it has collaborated for over 20 years. In addition to advisory support, it provides its producers with propagation material and protective agents, and after production ensures the possibility of purchasing agricultural products.
The annual vegetable procurement capacity is 18,000 tons, which when grouped by main products amounts to: 13,000 tons of potatoes, 2,000 tons of onions, 2,000 tons of carrots, and 1,000 tons of other vegetables and fruits (beetroot, celery, cabbage, berries).
The market where it places its products includes almost all retail chains in Croatia, with which it has a successful business cooperation.
For its customers, the center ensures the quality of packaged vegetables according to European standards, continuity, and product availability throughout the year, as well as daily distribution to the customer’s warehouse.
In 2023, the storage capacities of the center were significantly increased, and investment was made in lines for packaging potatoes, onions, and soup vegetables.
The Varaždin purchase Center is HACCP certified.
Director of Varaždin purchasing center: Ivana Jozić
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The center is located in Dalmatia, 10 kilometers from Biograd na Moru. It covers an area of 15,000 m², with a 3,500 m² closed warehouse. The facility includes 5 cold storage chambers, each 100 m² in size.
The center cooperates with over 200 growers from Zadar, Split-Dalmatia, and Šibenik-Knin counties. It purchases approximately 10,000 tons of various fruits and vegetables annually, with a focus on watermelons, cabbage crops, potatoes, and melons.
Within the center, there is also an agricultural pharmacy that provides all the necessary agricultural supplies and expert advice to growers and other customers.
The Polača collection center is certified according to the HACCP food safety and quality system, as well as ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ISO 50001 standards.
Director of Polača purchasing center: Zdenka Bobanović
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