Italy’s La Linea Verde Group – fresh cut vegetables top player – started building a vegetable processing facility in Dobrinci near Ruma (Serbia). The company will invest €8 million in the factory in the first stage of the project, whereas a lot more will be invested in the second phase. The works – over an area of 5,600 square metres – shall be completed in May 2017.
THE GOVERNMENT IN FIRST LINE – The foundation stone was officially laid down by the State secretary of the Serbian Ministry of Economy Dragan Stevanovic, the President of the municipality of Ruma Sladjan Mancic and the General Manager of La Linea Verde in Serbia Branislav Ignjatovic. The event was also attended by the Assistant to the Minister of agriculture, Nenad Katanic, and the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of Vojvodina, Damir Zobenica. The plan is to employ 150 workers. Furthermore, many agricultural holdings will be provided with an opportunity of being the Italian investor’s subcontractors.
DIMMIDISì & CO – This will be La Linea Verde’s sixth factory and the first one in Serbia, and the company will primarily produce there vegetables and packed salads. La Linea Verde works with big supermarket chains in the EU, and its current capacity is a million packages a day. In Italy, La Linea Verde produces ready for consumption fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh ready meals and cool drinks. All these products are destined for the Italian market, and also for export in neighbouring countries like Austria, Belgium and Poland. In 2015 La Linea Verde group had a turnover of €210 million. It currently produces 160 tons a day salads and vegetables, both DimmidiSì brand and as co-packer.
