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Premier global nutrition provider ADM has shown interest in Sojaprotein

Victoria Group has been one of Serbia’s biggest exporters for years and in 2018, it reconfirmed its position among the companies contributing the most to our country’s external trade balance.

The “Serbia Grains” association, in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), organized “Seed Day” on May 16, as part of the 85th International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad. At this traditional event, awards were presented to the companies that have achieved the best results in the trade

The global market research firm “MarketsandMarkets” has published a report on the textured soybean protein market, according to which Victoria Group, with its member company Sojaprotein, is among the top 11 players in this market segment in the world.

Food Ingredients Europe 2017, the most important food industry exhibition, was held from November 28 to 30 in Frankfurt. Sojaprotein, a Victoria Group member company, took part in the event once again.

At the ceremonial session of the Municipal Assembly of Bečej held on August 1 as part of the Municipality Day festivities, the annual awards for the contribution to the local community – the August 1st Awards – were presented.

The third “Danube Soya Field Day — From NON-GMO soybeans to NON-GMO milk” was held on June 15 in Lugovo near Sombor. It was attended by over three hundred soybean manufacturers from the whole country as well as representatives of the processing industry and scientific community.

Victoria Group is among the 15 largest exporters from Serbia in the first quarter of this year. According to the data from the Customs Administration and from the list of the largest exporters issued by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia, Victoria Group has achieved EUR 36.8 million of sales in the foreign market. This placed the company on the 14th position for the quarter January

On April 26, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia and the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce organized a conference entitled “Business With the United Kingdom – Brexit as a New Opportunity”. The potentials of this market and the opportunities for the improvement of commercial cooperation were presented at the conference, along with the regulations and export procedures for the British

On March 21 and 22, the fourth workshop within the “GMO-free Quality Soybean From the Danube Region” project of the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) was held in Novi Sad. The topic was “The Transfer of Knowledge from Science to Practice as an Instrument for Achieving Economically, Ecologically and Socially Sustainable GMO-free Soybean Production”.

Research carried out by the Business Info Group on the largest and most profitable companies in Serbia between 2008 and 2015 focused particularly on export and company performance by sector. The processing industry is the second most common sector after the commercial sector, and it generates nearly a quarter of the total business income within the group of 100 best ranked companies. The largest

The fourth International Danube Soya Congress Sustainable Soya – Sustainable Europe organized by the Danube Soya Association and the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary was held on November 24 and 25 in Budapest.

The international conference SEE ENERGY - Connect&Supply 2016 organized by SERBIO, the National Agency for Biomass, was held on November 15 and 16 in Novi Sad, with the goal of promoting the use of biomass for thermal energy production and the networking of all actors involved in the renewable energy sources (RES) sector. The conference gathered about 200 participants: representatives from

Victoria Group is among top 10 exporters in Serbia according to the report of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia and the data from the Customs Administration. The Group took the ninth position with the export value of €126.1 million in the first nine months of this year.

The Supervisory Board of Victoria Group has appointed Ivica Smolic the new Chief Executive Officer of the Group.

The 57th Conference on the Production and Processing of Oilseeds themed “Innovations for a better world” was held from June 19 to 24, in Herceg Novi. The Conference was organized by the Faculty of Technology of the University of Novi Sad, the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad, the Industrial crops business association, and the oil industry's Council of technologists, with

The Supervisory Board of Victoria Group has appointed Vladimir Čupić as the new Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Čupić comes to this company from the Atlantic Group, where he held the position of the Director at the Representative Office for Serbia. He gained his extensive experience in the banking sector in AIK Bank and Hypo Alpe Adria Bank, which he led for 12

The second regional agro-business conference “Across the Field to Europe” was held on March 15 within the 83rd holding of the International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad. The central topic was the possibilities of expansion of trade and cooperation in the regional agro-business and using pre-accession IPARD funds.

A German economic delegation, that has been interested in applying renewable energy sources to industry, paid a visit to Sojaprotein , a member of the Victoria Group. On this occasion, Sojaprotein’s power plant was visited by Vlastimir Stojanović as a member of the German Economic Delegation in Serbia, and Zlatko Jovanović, representative of the German company A.P. Bioenergietechnik Gmbh.

As a part of the project of the bilateral cooperation between Serbia and China, called “Soybean for Human Consumption”, on March 23, the Chinese delegation were given a tour of the Sojaprotein factory and the SP Laboratory which operate within the Victoria Group. The project was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia and the

The 23rd Kopaonik Business Forum was held on Kopaonik Mountain from March 8 to 10. It gathered more than 800 businessmen and women from the country and the region, representatives of the Government of Serbia, economic analysts, and international experts. This year’s gathering, dubbed “Catching up and convergence with leading trends: How to fix up the main fractures of the system”, featured 20

The FRA ARENA 2016 6th International Conference of FMCG, Retail and Agribusiness Industry was held in Vienna on February 18 – 19, organized by the Infoarena Group with the support of EBRD. This year’s topic “From Global Challenges to Grand Opportunities” gathered more than 80 experts and entrepreneurs from the region, including the representatives of international institutions and organizations.

After the promotion of the product portfolio at the World Fair EXPO 2015 in Milan, Sojaprotein, in cooperation with the Tourist Organization Bečej, continued its “Soya Gastro Show” activities within the project of presenting the local gastro-tourist offer.

Victoria Group achieved a revenue of EUR 191.4 million in the first half of 2015, a 31.5% increase compared to the same period last year. Sales revenue saw an identical increase and exports alone increased by 26%, amounting to more than EUR 78 million. In this way, the company has further strengthened its position as the leading net exporter in the food-processing sector in Serbia. Good business

This year, in the period from the beginning of May until the end of October, the World Fair "EXPO 2015" is being held in Milan, with the theme ”Food for the planet - energy for life”. According to predictions, more than 20 million visitors are expected to visit EXPO 2015, and more than 100 countries are to participate in it. The Republic of Serbia is participating for the second time in

The Third Danube Soya congress, which was held in Berlin from May 6 to 8, saw more than 400 participants from Europe, America, and Australia. Victoria Group’s representatives at the congress were: Marta Kinka, Sales Manager at Sojaprotein; Aleksandra Bauer, General Manager at SP Laboratory; and Natalija Kurjak, Marketing Manager at Victoria Logistic. Those visiting the company’s exhibit stand had

The Second international fair and the conference on renewable energy sources, RENEXPO Western Balkans, was held in Belgrade on April 22 and 23. Attention was primarily paid to the plants for biomass and biogas as the fuel for the future, energy efficiency projects which enable more rational consumption of fuels, as well as to the possibilities for investments in this area through connections made

Victoria Group supported the holding of the “NIN Focus” conference about the agricultural policy of Serbia, which was organized in Belgrade on March 25 by the NIN weekly news magazine with the institutional support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia.

Victoria Group’s Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Claudio Scarrozza as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company.

The Association of Agricultural Journalists of the Agropress and Agribusiness magazines held the traditional event called "The Evening of the Record-holders in Crop Production," on December 12th in Belgrade. The awards were presented to the most successful farmers who are engaged in field and vegetable crops production, and the event was attended by representatives of farmers'

Sojaprotein participated in the largest European fair in the animal feed segment, EuroTier 2014, held in Hanover from 11-14 November. At this fair, held every other year, over 2,000 exhibitors from 48 countries presented their portfolio intended for animal breeding and nutrition, and the number of visitors exceeded 150,000 this year.

The “Food for Europe” agricultural forum took place for the 4th time in Subotica on 22 and 23 October, organised by the Economic Institute in Belgrade and the Serbian Association of Agricultural Economists. The forum attracted great attention from both the public and the private sectors in the areas of agriculture and the food processing industry, and besides representatives of agribusiness from

At the “My Choice 2014” award ceremony, the company Victoria Group was recognised for its investments in the healthcare sector, namely for the refurbishing of the Emergency Urology department of the Emergency Centre of the Clinical Centre of Serbia. A donation of EUR 200,000, made by Victoria Group in 2013, was used to construct two state-of-the–art operating rooms for liver and kidney

Complying with its quality policy and commitment to continually improve operations, Sojaprotein, a member of Victoria Group, has completed certification according to the ISCC standard and receipt of certified soybean as well as production of soya oil in accordance with ISCC requirements is expected in the next period. ISCC is an internationally accepted certification system for sustainability and

Sojaprotein, a member of Victoria Group, has donated 20 tons of the soybean product Soprotex N to the Red Cross. The entire donation was delivered to the Red Cross warehouses in Mladenovac and Novi Sad, from where it will be distributed to 25 soup kitchens throughout Serbia. The donation was arranged in accordance with the needs of the local soup kitchens, and the soybean product will be used in

The 55th International Consultation on the Production and Processing of Oilseeds, a traditional meeting of oil producers, was held in Herceg Novi this year, on 16 to 20 June. The event was organised by the “Industrial Crops” business community, the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad and the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Technology.

The company Victoria Group has donated over 15.5 million Dinars so far in assistance for the most vulnerable of our fellow citizens and for repairing the damage caused by the recent floods in Serbia. Besides direct monetary assistance in the amount of 10 million Dinars, the company and its members – Sojaprotein, Victoriaoil, Veterinary Institute Subotica, Victoria Logistic, Port of Bačka Palanka

The second international Danube Soya congress was held on November 25 and 26 in Augsburg. Around 400 representatives of agribusiness, from 26 countries, discussed the European protein strategy and the further development of the Danube Soya association, a member of which is Victoria Group.

Sojaprotein took part in the Agroprodmash Fair in Moscow, held from 7 to 11 October this year, which brings together the most important producers of both ingredients and the process equipment for different branches of the food processing industry. The fair was visited by almost 30,000 visitors from across the Russian Federation and its neighbours Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic countries and the

Today, representatives of Victoria Group and the Emergency Centre officially opened the renovated Emergency Department of Urology, at the Clinical Centre of Serbia. This grant from Victoria Group has enabled the construction of two state-of-the-art operating theatres, where liver and kidney transplantations will be performed, as well as an intensive care unit for the post-operative recovery of

Sojaprotein participated on the fair SPACE in Rennes, France, from 10 to 13 September 2013. This fair, as one of the three most important European events for cattle industry, gathers exhibitors of feed, pharmaceuticals and equipment from Europe, while attracting visitors from all over the world.

Victoria Group traditionally supports the popular festival Gospojina in Novi Bečej, organized for the 20th time this year from 22 to 27 August. The event gathers a large number of visitors from all around Serbia.

As part of the 80th International Agriculture Fair, a regional conference titled “Importance of Labelling NON GMO Products”, organised by the German Society for International Cooperation GIZ, the Danube Soya Association and the Novi Sad Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, was held on 23 May 2013. Victoria Group participated in both the presentation and round table with James King, General

The International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad, one of the most important agribusiness events in Serbia and the region, was opened today, celebrating its 80th anniversary. Victoria Group is traditionally participating on this event, presenting its business activities and product portfolio of member companies. After the grand opening in presence of the state officials and representatives of the

The Victoria Group has received the “My Choice” recognition for social responsibility, traditionally presented by the My Serbia association and the Chamber of Commerce of Belgrade. The recognition in the category of “Support for humanitarian projects” comes as a result of the cooperation established with as many as 130 organisations over the last year, through which the company supported a large

Victoria Group was awarded Corporate Superbrands Award 2012-2013, in the election of the best corporate brands in Serbia. The companies awarded with Superbrands status were elected based on public opinion research and votes of the Expert Council comprised of distinguished members of the Serbian business community. The laureates received recognition for the company reputation, original values,

As a long standing partner of the International Forum on Renewable Energy, the Embassy of Italy organised a meeting between Victoria Group representatives and the official delegation of the Italian Business Association of Industrials – Confindustria Italia. The Delegation included CEOs of more than 60 renowned companies, some of which were very interested in establishing cooperation in the areas

On 4 April 2013 Victoria Logistic, a member of Victoria Group, signed a contract on scholarships for three students of University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica. The company’s act was a response to the appeal from the Office for Kosovo and Metohija in the Government of the Republic of Serbia. The Office organized a public contest through which 89 students were chosen as the best and were

Victoria Group has been awarded twice in the same day - for product quality and contribution to agriculture. Iskon cooking oil won the prestigious statuette for the best brand in the category of everyday consumer goods - food, in the competition Best of Serbia

The company Victoria Group has entered The Foreign Investors Council (FIC), independent business association that gathers around 130 foreign companies operating in Serbia

On the ceremony announcing the best athletes of Paralympic Committee of Serbia, held in Belgrade on February, 6th, 2013, Victoria Group was presented with a special award for contributing to the development of Paralympic sport in Serbia.

Victoria Group became a member of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), one of the largest and most influential business associations in Serbia.

Victoria Group, represented by its General Manager, Zoran Mitrovic, took part in the Third International Conference of Food Industries FMCG & Retail, that took place from 16 to 18th October in Belgrade. Victoria Group's CEO participated in the panel "area of supply Black Sea-Danube in connection with the demand in the Mediterranean", which was opened by a representative of

Victoria Group, having successfully completed the implementation of the SAP business solution in 2012, has won the prestigious SAP CEE Quality Award, at the level of central and eastern Europe, in the category of medium-sized companies. The award is given for the first phase of the program VGSAP and is evaluated by a nine-member jury consisting of experts from the region in the implementation of

Victoria Group participated in 2nd agricultural forum, "Food for Europe", held from 11th to 13th October 2012, in Subotica, by taking part in a discussion panel, "The Battle for the Market: How to make the most out of the production and export potentials of agriculture and food industry in Serbia".