Zvijezda (officially: Zvijezda plus d.o.o.; ) is a Croatian edible oil manufacturing and processing company headquartered in Zagreb. It is owned by the Fortenova Group.
History
The company was established on 15 September 1916 in the capital city of Zagreb as Prva hrvatska tvornica ulja d. d. ("The First Croatian Oil Factory"), prompted by the decision of the Royal Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian Government of the Land to prohibit import of oilseeds, as well as by the lack of animal fats on the market due to wartime circumstances. Its purpose according to the foundation act was manufacturing, processing and selling edible oil. True to its name, it became the first oil factory in the region of Croatia-Slavonia and Dalmatia, crown lands of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Among its first shareholders were Samuel David Alexander, a prominent industrialist, and Vjekoslav Heinzel, an architect and then-city representative of Zagreb.[2] It had a venture capital of 500,000 Austro-Hungarian krones.[3]
Prva hrvatska tvornica ulja commenced its business in October 1917, producing