The history of the company
Paška sirana d.d. Pag was founded in 1946 as a Agricultural community of Pag. In the year 1960...
By merging of the Agricultural communities Pag, Novalja, Kolan and Povalja the system works under the name General agricultural community Pag. The community works until 1968 when the Agricultural communities Povalja, Kolan and Novalja dissociate, and the Agricultural community Pag joins the Working organization "Zagrebačka mljekara" (Zagreb dairy), where it works as its basic unit of a joint business. In that system it works until 1975 when it joins the Working organization PAG as one of the basic units of a joint business. In 1977 it dissociates from Working organization PAG and works alone as Working organization "Paška sirana" PAG.
With the transformation of the company in 1992 from a Social company to a joint-stock company with its subscribed capital of 5.795.200,00 kunas, it is divided into 7.244 shares, valued at 800,00 kunas per share.
History of the company - third millennium
On 2 September 2008 there was a ceremonial opening of the new "Paška sirana". In a two story building with a size of more than 1.800 square meters, we set up brand new, most modern equipment for milk and cheese production, cheese curdling… This is the first island plant that was built partly with the Pre Accession funds from the EU. Since the need for improving the conditions of the production in the old plant had existed for a long time, and since the investment to improve the old plant would have been very high, and in that time the Pre Accession funds from the EU were very popular in decision making for these kinds of investments, it was decided that the new plant would be built.
The prepared documentation was sent as part of the application to the SAPARD agency and non-refundable funds that amounted to 10 million kunas were approved. The construction of the new plant was a better choice in every case than the readjustment of the old plant that would require almost the same amount of financial funds, but could not ensure the modern needs in this food industry. In the blueprint documents, various necessary licenses and the construction of the new plant with the supply and installation of equipment, 30 million kunas was spent. The Pre Accession funds from the EU were not enough, but were certainly stimulative.
The production of cheese was increased by 30% which means 200 tons per year. The production lines are online from which one produces only Pag cheese and the other one produces the other kinds of cheese. All of it was a big investment in general, but the 600.000 Euros for the construction of the biological filter that is in accordance with the EU standards. Also, it is clear that the working conditions in the new plant are a lot better, and the all around standard has been raised to a much higher level.
Authorization number 2525 allows the export of "Paška sirana d.d." products into the countries that are members of the EU - approved by the solution Class: UP/I-322-03/09-01/443; registry log: 525-06-2-0263/09-3, dated 17 March 2009 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Republic of Croatia.
Our product
The period of sheep milking starts in the coldest part of the year, at the end of December and in the first days of January when, on the island's pastures, lambing begins and lasts throughout March...
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Because of the centuries-old way of making the Pag cheese is still being used, it is the trademark of the whole island of Pag, a specialty known not just in Croatia, but all over Europe and the rest of the world...
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We are proud to say that our brand new cheese factory is celebrating a whole year of successful business on 2 September 2009. Cheese is today no longer made in the old, nearby shop, and the new factory is even more impressive...
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