Prigat (originally called Gat) is a juice and syrup manufacturer in Israel owned by Gat Foods and Israel Beer Breweries. Prigat's headquarters are located in two kibbutzim, Givat Haim (Meuhad) and Givat Haim (Ichud), near Hadera.[1] Prigat is Israel's second largest manufacturer in the juice industry, with 280 employees as of 2006.[2][3]
History
Prigat was founded in 1940 when the leaders of the Givat Haim kibbutz decided to build a factory for canned fruit and vegetable products. The factory was named "Gat" in 1941 and quickly began the marketing of the company's first products, which were jams, tomato puree and applesauce. The British Army in Mandatory Palestine ordered 775,000 syrup bottles for 55,000 Palestinian pounds in 1943.