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An inclusive Croatian social enterprise, producing nettle pasta and other nettle-added food products, is looking for distributors on the EU market.

Summary

Profile Type
  • Business Offer
POD Reference
BOHR20230612020
Term of Validity
3 July 2025 - 3 July 2026
Company's Country
  • Croatia
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement
Targeted Countries
  • Italy
  • Austria
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland
  • Czechia
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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General information

Short Summary
The company is a social enterprise for the production of food products with the addition of nettle, it produces pasta and other products (sweet and salty), handmade, without the addition of artificial colors and preservatives. The products are made from ingredients of local origin. Founded in 2021, it employs people with disabilities who make products by hand. The company is looking for partners to distribute its products in EU countries.
Full Description
The company is registered for the production of food products with the addition of nettle, from Croatia it specializes in handmade pasta and other products with the addition of nettle, with or without eggs. It has been operating since 2021. The company employs people with disabilities and non-disabled people, and sells products in health food stores, mostly in Croatia, Austria, and Norway.

The company is looking for partners to distribute its products to consumers that recognize high-quality ecologically made pasta and other food products with the addition of nettle, handmade, from ingredients of local origin, without artificial colors and preservatives.

The process of product development and production is based on the extremely high quality of the ingredients from which the products are made. The company makes products without chemical additives and dyes, from local ingredients, with a high percentage of nettle, 250 grams of product contains 16% nettle.

Headquartered is in Koprivnica, Croatia, they also deliver products via courier services. They can be ordered on the webpage: https://www.koprivita.hr

The main products are:
*wide noodles
*sweet vegetables
*grinders
*wavy noodles without eggs
*snails without eggs
*soup cloths
*lasagna

The products are inspected by the Institute for Public Health of Croatia, and a certificate for each product has been issued. The products are tested for quality and microbiological analysis.

- ISO certificate for quality
- HACAP – provision of healthy food
Advantages and Innovations
The company is an inclusive social entrepreneur that reinvests all profits in business improvement and new employment opportunities for hard-to-employ groups, mostly people with disabilities.
Stage of Development
  • Already on the market
Sustainable Development Goals
  • Goal 1: No Poverty
  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • Goal 10: Reduced Inequality
IPR status
  • IPR granted

Partner Sought

Expected Role of a Partner
The company is looking for a distributor to market its products in EU countries. The distributor should understand the product and its mission, and how to reach and retain customers.
Type and Size of Partner
  • SME 11-49
  • Big company
  • Other
  • SME 50 - 249
  • SME <=10
Type of partnership
  • Commercial agreement

Dissemination

Market keywords
  • 07003002 - Health food
Sector Groups Involved
  • Agri-Food
Targeted countries
  • Italy
  • Austria
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland
  • Czechia
  • Germany
  • Netherlands

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KopriVita Social Enterprise
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