About us

Grain by Grain. Granolio.

Granolio d.d. was founded in 1996, with its headquarters in Zagreb. The company's business is based on flour milling, milk and cheese production, agriculture and trading, storage facilities, agricultural production and contract farming. We are the market leader in the milling industry, milling over 150,000 Mt of wheat annually, and we are leaders in contracted production (controlling 25,000 hectares of agricultural land) and cheese production. Since its establishment, the company has grown exponentially, increasing its staff from 3 to over 400 and showing the ability to restructure and grow through acquisitions.

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Mission and Vision

Our mission and vision serve as a compass guiding all the company’s activities and decisions. They are key elements of strategic planning.

Mission

Granolio's mission is to fully satisfy customer needs by producing excellent products and providing uncompromisingly good service.

The top-quality of products and prompt delivery according to customer needs are the basic guidelines of our entire business, based on domestically sourced raw materials of proven quality.

Vision

Granolio's vision is to be the leading flour producer and an indispensable source for customers of agricultural and food products in the region, and to be a leader in continuous quality and follow global trends in milling product production, with a gradual increase in the number of customers for milling products as a basis for greater market presence, with a special focus on environmental protection and improvement of production conditions through the modernization of production spaces and environment.

Our Development

  • Our Development

    1996

    Founding

    Granolio was founded in December 1996 in Zagreb. The company's primary activity was the trade of grains, oilseeds, livestock feed components, live stock, and meat.

  • Our Development

    2001

    Farina Mill

    Acquisition of Farina Mill with investment in increasing milling capacity to 150 t daily. Start of production of own milling product brands.

  • Our Development

    2003

    Kopanica Mill

    Acquisition of the mill in Velika Kopanica, and improvement of production processes to ISO and HACCP standards.

  • Our Development

    2006

    Bjeliš Silo

    Acquisition of Bjeliš Silo near Slavonski Brod, and increase of Farina Mill's milling capacity to 300 t per day.

  • Our Development

    2007

    Zdenačka Farm

    Acquisition of Zdenačka farm company, marking the company's start in agricultural production. Investment in increasing the milling capacity of Kopanica Mill to 240 tons per day.

  • Our Development

    2008

    Zdenka

    Acquisition of a 50% stake in Zdenka - Dairy Products Ltd. This was followed by investments in the modernization of the factory producing the iconic Zdenka cheese.

  • Our Development

    2011

    Ekoklas

    Launch of the organic wheat flour brand Ekoklas.

  • Our Development

    2014

    Expansion of Milling Operations

    Acquisition of milling operations from Agrokor Group. Successful completion of Granolio's initial public offering (IPO).

  • Our Development

    2020

    Special Flours

    Start of production of special types of flour under the Farina Speciale brand. Won gold awards for packaging design at the national and international level. Launch of a gluten-free line of flour under the brand Nono — No Gluten, No Problem.

  • Our Development

    2022

    Solar Power Plants

    Investment in solar power plants at 4 production locations. Total power of 4.2 MW. The result of the investment is a reduction in annual CO2 emissions by 1,100 t CO2, and sustainable production of electrical energy.

  • Our Development

    2024

    Mill Tena

    Acquisiton of the mill Tena, located in Slavonia — the heart of Croatia’s agricultural landscape. Granolio increased production capacity by 200 tons per day, reaching a total of 740 tons of milled flour in 24 hours.

  • 1996
    2001
    2003
    2006
    2007
    2008
    2011
    2014
    2020
    2022
    2024
      Granolio
      in numbers

      740 Mt

      daily flour production capacity

      110,000 Mt

      silo capacity

      530

      dairy cows

      13,000 l

      daily milk production

      50,000 l

      daily milk processing

      25,000 ha

      contracted cooperative production

      400+

      number of employees

      Quality control

      We were the first in Croatia's milling industry to implement the HACCP system (2004) and IFS Food (2011).