Paska Sirana Dd

The Pag cheese factory is the oldest cheese factory on the island of Pag. The story of the PAŠKI SIR CHEESE, the most famous Croatian cheese that won the most awards, starts here. We were the first to launch the Paški sir cheese on the market and give it its label; we were the first to put it into competition and receive awards for it… We were the first to create the Paški sir cheese brand that is now recognized not only in Croatia, but globally. We could easily say that the Pag cheese factory is the mother of the Paški sir cheese, because it is the only cheese factory with over 65 years of tradition in manufacturing the Paški sir cheese. In the year 1946 an agricultural cooperative was founded – a small cheese manufacture with a core flock of sheep. Through its history it assumed different organizational forms until 1992, when it was transformed into a joint-stock company. The small cooperative grew into a modern company exporting its products to EU and the USA. The Pag cheese factory covers the manufacturing of sheep and cow milk cheeses, as well as manufacturing of sheep milk and meat. In 2008 a new milk processing and milk products manufacturing plant was built, financed partially from EU pre-accession and SAPARD funds. The new plant fully complies with all European standards and is equipped with state-of-the-art cheese production equipment. Pag cheese factory received numerous international and domestic awards, it was the biggest producer of sheep milk in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. We received gold medals for supreme-quality cheeses at various events, exhibitions and food fairs. The most important awards were received at World Cheese Awards 2011, taking place in Birmingham, for THE PAŠKI SIR CHEESE, PRAMENKO, DALMATINAC and MEDITERANO. We continuously improve not only the quality of our cheeses, but also the quality of our overall business activities. Therefore, we implemented HACCP and ISO 9001:2008 certificates into our system. We also have HALAL quality certificates and our cheeses bear the label Product of Croatian Islands.