ZAGREB, April 5 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Thursday received for talks a delegation of Lactalis dairy company and its latest acquisition, Dukat dairy company, which informed him of Lactalis's plans regarding Dukat
and the Croatian dairy industry, the Office of the President said.
ZAGREB, April 5 (Hina) - Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on
Thursday received for talks a delegation of Lactalis dairy company and its
latest acquisition, Dukat dairy company, which informed him of Lactalis's plans
regarding Dukat and the Croatian dairy industry, the Office of the President
said. Lactalis will keep Dukat's local management as well as its
local producers and make the Croatian company its basis for regional expansion
with new technologies and capital.
The arrival of French capital on the Croatian market is also important
in light of the upcoming talks between Croatia and the EU on the policy chapter
on agriculture, with Croatia getting an ally and partner in Lactalis, it was
said.
President Mesic underlined the importance of Dukat continuing
production and regional expansion and of re-investing profit in Croatia,
notably in production and creation of new jobs.