February the 23rd, 2022 - The gorgeous sixteenth century Belaj Castle, brought back to life with a Russian investment, has been selling Croatian-made wine very successfully and without any worries when it comes to timeframes.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes, the sommelier vice-champion of Croatia, Josip Oriskovic, presented ten wines from the Dvorac Belaj Winery (from Belaj Castle) at the Wine Club over recent days, three of which were premieres because the wines won't even be placed and available on the market until next week.

Along with the Belaj Castle, which is located within the stunning and dramatic landscape of the Ucka mountain, there are also historical vineyards that were restored back in 2011 by the Russian Belay family.

Namely, the Russian financier Oleg Belay, who has been coming to Umag for years, decided to buy the castle and the property after learning that they bear the same name as their family name, leaving it to his son Zan Belay. The vineyards dotted around the Belaj Castle were soon restored, and today the estate houses a winery, a restaurant and even a proper space for events and celebrations.

“The Belaj Castle has a long history, and today we can boast of 12 hectares of vineyards and an annual production of 35,000 bottles. These are wines of smaller series, aged, and the vineyards and the castle have matured together. Although many point out that this is a Russian story, everything in the vineyard is the work of Croatian hands,'' revealed Oriskovic, adding that without this investment, there would be no restored vineyards to even speak of, much less visit and produce from.

Although most of the vineyard area has been restored, they have retained two acres of old Malvasia plantations and four acres of Chardonnay. The plantations are from the 1960's and it is from these positions that the Malvasia selection is coming along nicely, which will be available soon.

"The Malvasia selection 2019, which is due to arrive on the market next week, is a Burgundy-style Malvasia aged in Slavonian oak barrels of 3,000 litre capacities and has a creaminess to it. The last Malvasia Selection was from back in 2016, it was sold out, there are only about two hundred bottles of it left that are in our archive. As young winemakers, Kozlovic helped us out in the creation of this wine, and Ivica Matosevic helped us in the creation of our sur lie chardonnay from 2014,'' explained Oriskovic, noting that the vineyards are in an ideal position because Ucka protects them from the elements and that there is never fog on their estate.

On two hectares of Belaj Castle land they grow black varieties while everything else is white. In addition to wine production, the event organises various events about fifteen times a year, and they also offer guided tastings in which they nurture an individual approach to the guest. Oriskovic pointed out that the most frequent guests of their tastings are Scandinavians and Poles.

“The most significant investment we had was in the renovation of the vineyards because all twelve hectares were neglected. We're still concentrating on the vineyards, cellars and wines and we 're constantly investing in that. The basement has stone floors and we're the oldest Istrian cellar with a stone floor, and the property also has a tasting room, a wine cellar and a restaurant. Our main export markets are Croatia's immediate region, more precisely Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia,'' said Oriskovic.

Today, the beautiful Belaj Castle is known as the only château in all of Croatia, which means that wine production comes exclusively from grapes from the historic vineyards around the castle, and all of the wine is processed and aged right there on the property.

After they founded the Belaj Winery back in 2011, the Russian Belay family has been completely returning production to the cellars of the castle since 2016. Since 2003,  theBelaj Castle has been on the register of protected cultural assets of the Republic of Croatia.

It's also worth noting that the viticultural story of the Belaj Castle begins at the end of the 17th century, when the castle passed into the hands of Johann Weikhard von Auersperg (1615-1677), the Prime Minister of the Austrian Empire during the Habsburg Empire. It was he who initially recognised the benefits of the soil and microclimate of this part of Istria and began growing olives and vines there.

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February the 23rd, 2022 - The Croatian company Infinum has made quite the name for itself over recent years and for all the right reasons. It seems that this leading Croatian digital product design and development company is about to bring about an even bigger smile on employee faces.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, as a reward to its employees for excellent business results over the past year, the wildly successful Croatian company Infinum has increased its engineers' salaries by 30 percent, while the company-wide maximum number of days off a year has been increased to 30.

Last year alone, they grew by 91 employees, and in the 15 years of their existence they have built a team of 350 professionals working on the design and development of digital products across ten locations in Europe and the United States. In addition to right here in Croatia, Infinum has offices in the USA, Great Britain, Slovenia, Montenegro Macedonia.

They say that in addition to salaries, the length of service of their employees is growing, which they see as a confirmation of the success of their continuous work on improving conditions for their employees. So far, 48 five year ''anniversaries'' have been celebrated within the Croatian company Infinum, and recently, Adis Mustedanagic celebrated ten years at Infinum.

“When I came to Infinum, there were 10-15 of us in the same room and that was practically the whole company. Today, my team alone numbers more than 30 people, so it’s probably easier to list things that have stayed the same; the people who stayed with me and the desire to make the best products we can have always been the same,'' said Adis.

The Croatian company Infinum also awards special prizes to its employees for special anniversaries called Maltazar. It's silver for the first five years, gold for ten, while both come with a prize trip.

Back in 2021, the Croatian company Infinum won the award for the best employer in all of Croatia, for the third time in a row and for the fourth time overall. Regular systematic examinations, gym and fitness programmes of your choice, a budget for literature, courses and conferences, and paid English language classes are among the basic benefits for all employees.

As more and more parents have recently joined Infinum, more parental benefits have been introduced, such as a day off for a child to go to school or kindergarten, a Christmas bonus for each child, and a Christmas party for employee children was held back in December for the first time. On top of that, all new parents working for this company are entitled to a one-time bonus of 5,000 kuna, while for an adopted child this amount is raised to 10,000 kuna.

“We work on great projects with global clients and we aren't limited to one country or one office. Our first priority is employee satisfaction, and we primarily focus on transparency and openness in communication,'' concluded Matej Spoler, the co-founder and CTO of the company.

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February the 21st, 2022 - PlataDoVrata isn't merely a rhyme that someone accidentally invented, but the name of a real business concept from Zagreb's Savica, designed by MHP Alimentum trade. PlataDoVrata's system knows that plates of cold cuts are an indispensable part of every part of socialising, and as it usually happens, we're often pressed for time and are looking for a solution to alleviate these often stressful moments.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Ivan Tominac writes, it is the aforementioned concept that makes this possible, and your plate full of cold cuts arrives directly at your door. This was confirmed by the person responsible for the entire concept, Marko Spiljar. He is the director of MHP Alimentum trade which lies behind the original PlataDoVrata idea. The raw materials, meaning the food itself, are procured from local producers, and currently they offer 33 types of such ''plates'', which are only a few clicks away on their website.

MHP Alimentum trade has been successfully distributing products made by small Croatian producers for years and thus generates value for local production. PlataDoVrata is the first specialised digital retailer of cold cuts in Croatia, and for the moment, they're the only ones engaged in it. The likes of Wolt, Bolt Food and Glovo don't pose a risk to them in the form of competition, either.

"These services are courier services and intermediaries. PlataDoVrata is a service for the production of these plates of cold cuts and their delivery. We've tried to work with them, but their business policies don't match ours. PlataDoVrata plates aren't and will not be products that can be made in about 20 minutes from the placing of the order, which is most important to them. This isn't fast food. In addition, the delivery of PlataDoVrata cold cut plates requires much more careful handling of the goods (in a car, not on a bicycle) and in a certain temperature,'' explained the director of MPH Alimentum trade, Marko Spiljar.

"Customers don't have the option of choosing the composition and weight of their plates because that would create a real confusion when it comes to production. On the other hand, we've created a really wide offer, so we can say with certainty that everyone can find a combination of foods that suits them best. The offer has changed and grown since the beginning of us working. We're adapting to people's needs and listening to the suggestions of our customers,'' added Spiljar.

As he explained, the PlataDoVrata website, with the associated webshop, works in real time, so the delivery times and product offerings are always updated. Orders can be made online or by phone. "We do receive orders by phone, but even in that case we create them through the webshop. We do the typing instead of the customer. Croats are still a little distrustful when it comes to digital platforms, but then once we go through the order and they see how simple the process is, other times they usually do it themselves," said Spiljar.

In addition to regular deliveries for private parties and gatherings in offices, houses and apartments, cottages, holiday homes and cafes, they can boast that their regular customers are also larger companies that order their cold cut plates for larger meetings, banquets and similar gatherings. The offices of senior government officials and many other individuals from high politics and public life are also no strangers to their services.

"It's important to say that we don't differentiate between making a delivery for, for example, the office of the highest state official and a nursery nurse working at a kindergarten who is celebrating her retirement. The standard must be the same all the time,'' Spiljar said,

Plans for franchises and wholesale

“We plan to expand our business through a franchise model that is still under development. The franchise will probably be available at the end of the year for other cities in Croatia,'' said Marko Spiljar.

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February the 21st, 2022 - The Split startup UniCompoST has created a system for treating biowaste and turning it into fertiliser for growing plants.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, organised by the Croatian Association for Creativity and Innovation (HUKI), the global Social Impact Award (SIA) programme will be held in Croatia for the third time.

The programme is implemented in more than 15 countries across Europe, Asia and Africa and includes more than 8,000 students and young people a year, and details about applications will be known soon. One of the winners of last year's edition of the SIA programme is the Split startup UniCompoST, which develops products that combine biowaste treatment and the home cultivation of plants, such as C-Eco for Home.

As one of the founders, Zvonimir Jukic, explained, the Split startup UniCompoST was created on the basis of a project while studying at the Faculty of Chemical Technology in Split. From the very beginning, the focus has been on management, biodegradable waste and the desire to encourage the population to process biowaste in their own households through technological solutions tailored to end users.

The team consists of eight members who cover everything necessary for the development of the startup into a sustainable business entity; from business and operational development, marketing and product development to education and customer support. They develop startups in their free time because they are all employees in various companies and institutions, but they share the vision to "turn" something into a company to which they will all dedicate themselves and in which everyone will find employment.

“The goal is to develop a sales network that will enable the availability of products throughout the Republic of Croatia, and also abroad. Next month, the devices will be installed in five educational institutions of different levels in Split and the city's surroundings through the project ''Raising awareness of the role of composting'' implemented by the Sunce Split Association. This will be a good indicator of the interest of one of our target groups - educational institutions.

The processing of biowaste at its place of origin achieves many benefits, both directly for the user as an individual and for the community as a whole. For example, if the household cycle closes, less biowaste will be disposed of over time, fewer containers will be needed in public areas, less biowaste will end up in landfills, and utilities themselves will need smaller waste collection cycles.

Collectively, the move will reduce the greenhouse effect, eliminate soil and groundwater pollution, and cumulatively reduce the environmental and carbon footprints of users and the community in general. Therefore, in the development of the C-Eco for Home device, we've added the function of indoor plant cultivation, precisely to enable the user to close the loop in the circulation of substances in everyday life.

The idea is for the user to process biowaste, get organic fertiliser, use it in plant cultivation, and consume the fruits of that cultivation (cultivation is adapted to mostly leafy plants). C-Eco for Home has two variations - a model for schools that is primarily educational in nature and the functionality of which satisfies many educational outcomes in vocational subjects such as nature, biology and chemistry.

The second variation is intended for households, it's also educational in nature but with a higher volume of processing that allows the household to really eliminate biowaste as a fraction of waste. Both models are based on the use of effective microorganisms whose use doesn't create unpleasant odors during processing. The product comes in a starter pack that consists of the initial amount of effective microorganisms, sowing substrate, organic plant nutrition products and selected plant seeds,'' explained the Split startup UniCompoST's founder Zvonimir Jukić.

Product testing with test users and collecting feedback is the phase they're currently in, and those interested can try out the device in the showroom of the Krizevci Climate Innovation Laboratory.

They also launched the project "UniCompoST Classroom" funded by the European Solidarity Force, which aims to develop an innovative programme of environmentally friendly learning for primary and secondary schools to educate students about a comprehensive waste management system in a practical and fun way and strengthen educational institutions in environmentally oriented teaching.

“Through this project, we're also developing a website where various interactive video educations will be free and available to students and the general population. Through this website we want to generate and gather more knowledge in the field of waste management, the circular economy, sustainable development and environmental protection - edu.unicompost.com.hr. The site will be open by the end of February,'' announced Jukic.

He believes that people today are increasingly aware of climate change and waste management, which is manifested through many formal and informal initiatives and organisations aimed at launching certain processes and changing the community image on climate and waste.

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February the 16th, 2022 - Parts for the cabins of commercial aircraft are already being sought and delivered from the Jakovlje production plant located in Zagreb County, putting the business zone of this municipality firmly on the aviation map.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Suzana Varosanec writes, back at the end of pandemic-dominated 2020, preparatory work began on a new construction site in one of the business zones of the Jakovlje Municipality in Zagreb County. Despite the global health crisis that was often cited as the reason for many investors to abandon projects, this January saw the beginning of production in the FACC Solutions Croatia plant, which is already delivering the final parts of the cabins of aircraft such as Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and several others. This was confirmed by a member of the Management Board of FACC Solutions Croatia, Matija Feric.

“Back in January, we conducted test production and started serial production and deliveries. The increase in production will take place gradually and in 3 to 6 months we expect to achieve the planned volume of production for this year,'' says Feric of the Jakovlje production plant's capabilities.

At the moment, the company has 130 employees, by the end of the year they intend to significantly increase that number, and in the context of further growth in production, there will be about 400 production workers in the first of three phases.

Despite the classic pain felt by employers which is typical of the Croatian labour market, which is reflected in the lack of would-be workers with the necessary qualifications and skills, that was not the case here at all.

''I can openly say that we found people very easily and we had about 250 open applications. If we show that people can expect normal working conditions and mutual respect between management and employees, our existing workers will be ambassadors for further employment because their recommendations that conditions are good here mean more than traditional methods of employment," he said.

The project of building the Jakovlje production plant, with a total value of about 35 million euros, adjusted to market conditions and the decline in production for the needs of the aviation industry in the coronavirus crisis, will be implemented in three phases. In the first phase, the main hall - the central part of the production process - was built in the amount of slightly more than 10 million euros.

The contractor was Strabag, the first shovel was driven into the ground back in March 2021, and the project is expected to expand. From composite fibers, the Jakovlje production plant is now completing semi-finished products that are normally produced in nearby Austria and delivering them to the parent company, the Austrian FACC.

FACC includes four more production facilities and one technology centre in Upper Austria, and the company is one of the world leaders in equipping certain internal parts of aircraft.

Following the past two years which were packed with unprecedented and great challenges, the situation in the industry is showing clear signs of the beginning of market recovery, so according to these sources, a return to pre-pandemic levels is expected in a short period of time.

The projections show a return to the state of 2019 during 2024, but Feric believes that this is realistically achievable as early as 2023, which is supported by the completed order books from various airlines. The fastest growth is expected in the segment of short and medium range aircraft ("single-aisle" planes such as the A320).

“Starting the recovery of the aviation industry will affect the business of all suppliers. FACC is ready to firmly support the plans of its business partners, so that accelerated business growth and market development can be expected,'' concluded Feric.

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February the 15th, 2022 - Croatian shipyards might have been struggling significantly for the past few years, since long before the global coronavirus pandemic emerged and caused even more issues, but the Viktor Lenac shipyard has its hands full at the moment, mostly with the ''doing up'' of a yacht owned by no less than the Saudi royal family.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, docking capacities at the Viktor Lenac shipyard have been filled until the month of May, there are now more than 10 ships in that shipyard, and employment is extremely high, the Rijeka-based shipyard revealed.

Board member Sandra Uzelac said that all docks and berths were filled and that now, unlike in the previous half of the year, the Viktor Lenac shipyard's employment is high. Last year, he says, the business was affected by high freight rates, so shipowners used that time more for navigation than for overhaul, and the coronavirus pandemic also negatively affected it.

Therefore, it is expected that the Viktor Lenac shipyard's business roundup for the year 2021 will turn out to have been successful and with a profit, but less so than in 2020. On Thursday, a passenger ship - a luxury yacht which is 147 metres long, sailed into the Viktor Lenac shipyard for overhaul and refurbishment.

It is a large yacht owned by a foreign client, with which the Kostrena shipyard signed a contract for the overhaul and refurbishment worth more than 20 million euros. It is a yacht used by the Saudi royal family.

The complexity of the contracted works is also indicated by the fact that it is planned that the ship will remain in the Rijeka shipyard for one entire year, because the deadline for the execution of all of the works is 12 months.

According to Sandra Uzelac, these are very specific works, and several Croatian and foreign subcontractors will be engaged in order to get it all done. Similar, but smaller jobs of that kind have already been done at the Viktor Lenac shipyard, said Uzelac.

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February the 15th, 2022 - Bruno Peric, a former basketball player, decided to let his intolerances to certain food lead him down an entrepreneurial path, which saw him create Green Cakes, which are healthy desserts.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes, the Zagreb company Green Cakes headed by athlete Bruno Petric is engaged in the development, production and sale of healthy desserts. They have been operating since the spring of last year, they currently have three employees, and their production plant is located in Brezovica.

According to Bruno Peric, the owner and director of Green Cakes, they have chosen the sign "healthy & sweet" for the slogan, and currently they have 12 cakes, cookies, brownies, but also a catering offer that includes desserts.

"Our goal is to promote a healthy diet, but at the same time prove that healthy can be sweet and delicious without needing to feel guilty. Our desserts are also adapted to people with diabetes, gluten or lactose intolerance and everyone who likes to enjoy healthy and fine flavours, and some of our desserts are also suitable for vegans. My intention is to develop this kind of business in Croatia, to prove that this is possible with our business model and, ultimately, to ensure the availability of healthy sweets to the general population.

As a professional athlete, I have a need for a healthy diet, and thus for healthy desserts. From personal experience of lactose and gluten intolerance, the idea was born that something should be done in terms of the wider availability of healthy desserts. The idea was born and matured during the period of my playing basketball in Germany,'' explained Bruno Peric.

Although they have been in business since the spring, the design and development of these recipes, research into the market for the supply of raw materials, but also the potential for the sale of healthy desserts began, as Bruno explained, much earlier.

Today, Green Cakes products are available through web shops and social media, as well as with HoReCa partners with whom they cooperate, and Peric points out that they also plan to open their own retail outlets. They recently published the book "Health has a new taste", and they're currently working on new products and innovating their existing ones.

“The past period was spent in a detailed acquaintance with the specifics of the market of healthy sweets and our in-depth acquaintance with this type of business. We worked on the development of new products, invested in production equipment and accessories, but also in product testing and analysis and in the education of key users,'' says Bruno Peric.

New partners

As he claims, they procure the raw materials for their sweets exclusively from proven and reliable suppliers, and they also cooperate with several domestic family farms. ''Negotiations are underway with a significant number of new HoReCa partners, so we expect an increase in the number of cafes and restaurants with our products soon,'' said Bruno Peric.

According to him, they plan to establish themselves as the leading producer of healthy sweets in the wider area and to complete the range in accordance with the needs and requirements of the market.

“The market reactions to our products have been positive and they give us incentives to work even harder on new products and innovations. We often receive messages from customers that our healthy desserts confirm our slogan that "health has a new taste". We plan to organise a Green Cakes centre where all development, promotional and educational activities would take place where experts would be involved, such as nutritionists, formulators, diabetologists, gastroenterologists, microbiologists and others,'' concluded Bruno Peric.

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February the 3th, 2022 - The innovative Croatian CannaPlast idea has found itself quite rightly in the finals of a large European competition as the only entry from all of Croatia.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, Krizevci locals Mario Jembrek, Luka Heljic and Valentino Gudlin, founded the startup CannaPlast back in November last year, and their main idea is the production of hemp plastic.

Although the Croatian CannaPlast startup is only a few months old, they are the only Croatian representative to compete for the top prize among the top 19 candidates in the European Cross-KIC New European Bauhaus - 2021 New European Bauhaus Ideation Awards, where European startups present sustainable and inclusive climate change solutions and answers to pressing environmental challenges.

“Our expectations are high, our idea is very disruptive with the potential to directly and significantly help in the fight against climate change. We looked at the ideas of other teams and they're really great, but we believe that our team will be the winner. Once we get the necessary financial injection, we'll go on to develop a prototype. We're in very close cooperation with the company Bio Blok, which is engaged in the production of building materials from hemp, and has ambitions to expand its product range. With their help, we intend to place our ''plastic'' straws in cafes and beach bars on the coast, and if everything goes according to plan, we'll do it just in time for the tourist season. Bio Blok could also help us a lot in processing only the stem and making capsules. In addition, we intend to engage in crowdfunding in order to provide sufficient funds for the sustainable continuation of business,'' explained Mario Jembrek.

Last November, the Croatian CannaPlast startup won first place for their idea at the 2nd Krizevci Hackathon entitled "Local startup, global sustainability" on sustainable and green startup ideas, organised by the Youth Council of Krizevci and the energy cooperative KLIK. The hackathon was the reason for founding the startup in the first place.

“Our startup is currently in its very early stage of business. Our first goal is to make a prototype of a ''plastic’''capsule and ''plastic'' straws and glasses, as a demonstration product through which the customer would get an idea of ​​the quality of the material and how it feels and sits in the hand, ie whether it has the same characteristics as real plastic does. We're currently mostly involved in promotion and networking - from people from the Faculty of Agriculture in Zagreb who help us develop the science behind making hemp plastic, to enterprises and business people who can provide us with the necessary funds to establish a production line. It will also be important to change the legal framework on what materials are allowed for packaging,'' said Jembrek, who works as an electrical engineer for solar power projects.

Heljic has many years of experience in developing business on foreign markets and has recently been in charge of developing sustainable construction through their construction section in the Cooperative for Ethical Financing. Gudlin is a student at the Faculty of Agriculture in Krizevci, and Jembrek says that his knowledge of plants, especially hemp, gives the Croatian CannaPlast startup the necessary technical and scientific foundations for the development of their ideas.

Their target customers are plastic bottle manufacturers, such as Atlantic Grupa (Group), Jamnica and Coca Cola, to which they want to offer their hemp capsules, which they will be able to use with their existing machinery.

“This would require very little investment in equipment modernisation, and will bring with it significant benefits in terms of reducing plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Our solution would thus be available to the general public in any store, and would function identically to plastic with a very important difference - our bottles would be CO2 negative and biodegradable,'' concluded Mario Jembrek.

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February the 11th, 2022 - The Croatian branch of GlobalLogic, a well known company, has become a well recognised brand here in the City of Zagreb. It now has a truly remarkable project to boast of...

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sergej Novosel Vuckovic writes, more than 100 software engineers are employed here in Zagreb in the Croatian branch of the American company GlobalLogic, specialising in digital engineering and product design, especially in the automotive industry and communications, as well as in finance.

GlobalLogic, owned by Japan's Hitachi Group since last year, recently announced that it has surpassed the figure of more than 10,000 digital engineers in its centres here in Europe (Croatia, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ukraine), as well as outside of Europe in Israel, which is 70% more than in 2019, the record pre-pandemic year.

According to GlobalLogica Hrvatska/Croatia, this is a consequence of both organic growth and mergers and acquisitions, and they consider their very impressive five-digit number of employees to be a turning point.

This "tone" is definitely set to continue this year, offering 1,600 vacancies across Europe. Here in this country, in particular, they constantly have dozens of job advertisements on the market, which already sets them aside from the majority of other employers.

"Our employment potential is even greater, because in the last two years we've entered many technological areas and we're intensively looking for employees in the field of embedded solutions, Cloud and Big Data," explained director Vladimir Kosanovic. Here they work on dozens of projects from the automotive, telecommunications, technology and healthcare sectors, mostly for clients from across the pond in the US and closer to home in Germany.

“Some of the bigger and more interesting projects are the migration of business to the cloud, ie the transformation of monoliths into micro-service architecture in Azure for a leader in the external workforce management sector. As part of that, we have several projects in which our teams have a very important role in coordinating 26 teams at the global level,'' explained Kosanovic. That's not all, either. After recently establishing a healthcare vertical, the Croatian GlobalLogic team is now facing a few new challenges.

“They're working on the development of the most advanced self-dosing insulin regulation system. This is a very interesting and demanding project that involves certification according to the most demanding criteria. The device should help diabetics when they go to regulate their blood sugar levels by automatically applying insulin. With the help of experts from the group and our knowledge in the field of installation solutions, we're successfully building this vertical as well,'' revealed the head of the Croatian branch of this impressive company.

However, we shouldn't neglect what is most characteristic of GlobalLogic, which is Croatian as much as it is global, and that is the development of software for the automotive industry.

“We're traditionally strong here and we're working on safety projects and the development of various functionalities of the vehicles of the future. In addition, in the financial industry, we work for the largest and fastest growing B2B electronic payment network in the world, Bottomline. We're also working on the development of software for small household appliances,'' added Kosanovic.

GlobalLogic also touched on pay in their transparency. Kosanovic was not exact in numbers, but noted:

"Salaries depend on the technology and experience of individual engineers, but in general it can be said that GlobalLogic offers an excellent salary, it's very competitive in the field of IT, but we look at employee satisfaction holistically, taking into account various tangible and intangible benefits. Not least, we take into account responsible and competent managers, a factor that is extremely important to potential employees, according to our experience, and confirmed through research,'' said Vladimir Kosanovic, concluding that this year, GlobalLogic will continue to invest in its blossoming Croatian subsidiary.

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February the 8th, 2022 - There are quite a few Croatian products which have become much loved by foreign buyers shopping in Spar stores in the nearby European Union (EU) nations of Italy, Hungary and Slovenia.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes, the fact that the Spar retail chain is an important partner for domestic producers and the placement of their products on the shelves of many other European Union countries is best evidenced by the fact that despite the global coronavirus pandemic which continued throughout 2021, Croatian products, ie their manufacturers, generated more than 106 million euros in turnover through the Spar sales network alone in the nearby countries of Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Hungary.

The total turnover of Croatian products in Spar stores grew last year as well, which brought domestic producers an increase in revenue of as much as six million euros compared to 2020.

The biggest increase in terms of exports of Croatian products was recorded in Austria, where the first four exporters enjoyed as much as 40 percent higher revenue in 2021 compared to the record year of pre-pandemic 2019.

The data showed that the neighbouring Italians are loyal to Croatian products such as the much loved truffles and white cod, the Hungarians love Croatian ice cream and water, and the Slovenians have discovered Croatian dried meat products under the label Dobro (Good), which is sold by Zito, whose turnover in 2021 was twice as high as it was during the year before.

Although the list of major exporters is still dominated by large Croatian products and their producers such as Atlantic, Podravka, Cromaris, Dukat and Vindija, small producers include lip balms made by Vimi, Dobro and New Bakery, one of the largest European baklava factories, located in Donji Stupnik.

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