Orehovec

From day-old chick to your shelf.

Family-run poultry production from Croatia. Fresh chicken, ready-made products and production under your own brand, with control of the whole chain.

At a glance

  • ≈40own and partner farms in northern Croatia
  • 2001family-run since, now in the second generation
  • 100%of our own farms and the slaughter plant run on solar power
  • 2EU-approved plants: HR 4055 and HR 1860

One family. One chain. Full control.

  1. Day-old chicks

    Placed on our own and partner farms.

  2. Rearing and feeding

    On farms in northern Croatia, supervised by our own technologists.

    ≈40 farms
  3. Slaughter

    EU-approved plant HR 4055.

  4. Cutting and packing

    Chilled and frozen, in the format you need.

  5. Processing

    EU-approved plant HR 1860: sous-vide, sausages, ham.

  6. To the shelf

    Leading retail chains across South-East Europe.

Quality and traceability

We produce to the IFS Food standard, with unannounced audits, and we are Halal certified. We run more than 300 analyses a year and trace every batch back to its flock, farm and feed lot.

IFS FoodHalal300+ analyses a year

Private label and export

For retailers and partners

We produce under your brand and to your specification, for retail, food service and export.

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For farmers

Become a contract farmer

Do you have a broiler house, or plan to build one? We provide chicks, feed and expert support, and we buy the birds at the end of each flock.

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Solar power on all our own farms.

Sustainability

All our own farms and our slaughter plant run on solar power. Our farms are close to the plant, so the birds travel only a short distance.

New website

We have refreshed our website, now in English as well. New sections cover private label, export and contract farming. Details