Beginnings of the slaughter industry in Backa Topola
The beginnings of the slaughter industry in this region are based on the tradition of domestic pig slaughter and cattle breeding.
The fact is that only several butcheries, with modest production capacities and assortment, where in Backa Topola in the early 20th century. The butcher shop as antecedent of today local slaughterhouse was founded in December 16th 1960. The butchers shop mainly activities were production of the "ready-to-use meat" and meat processing in a modest quantity.
Later, in 1972 modern industry called "Topola" started to work and in 1976, the final meat production was already encircled, so we entered into marked with the full assortment of the products as medium life and durable sausages, medium life and durable cans, and eatable fat and treated fresh meat products. Everything come event better into place when the 5000 t capacity cooler was built accompanying with concomitant storehouses.
The development of our trade network was followed with the investments in wholesale and retail sale objects and modernization of the equipment for the products further distribution.
The "Topola" industry was present on the territory of the former Yugoslavia. We also exported to United States, Western Europe, former USSR and Australia.
We exported fresh beef meat to Sweden.
Today, we strive to make return to those markets.
Meat industry Topola today.
Today, meat industry "Topola" comprises: Agricultural company "Pobeda", and agricultural and touristy economy "Panonija" with overall size of 5000 ha and 70.000 domestic pigs for the farming.
The "Panonija" comprises the hotel "Biser" in Panonija and Hotel "Panonija" in Vrnjacka Banja.
The veterinary station "IMT" d.o.o., Lenjinova b.b., Pobeda was founded during 2007.
Meat industry "TOPOLA", as a leader in safe and healthy food processing here in Serbia, returns to the European markets
The MI "Topola", Backa Topola is among leading producers of meat and meat products and takes a significant market share both, in our country and surrounding countries. With our products strong quality we take constant care and battle for every single consumer.
Our ambitions are even bigger so we haven't stop on this, but started to accept new standards and demands of the EU. We implemented the HACCP system among the first in Serbia, and where the first to involve the Standard ISO 22000:2005 in our country.
The food safety has been conducted by the certified Lloyds register quality assurance since October, 2006.
Of course, we always can do better, and we work very hard to captivate all the new technologies. MI "Topola" showed more than once not to be afraid from the novelties. In order to approximate products to larger scale of consumers we decided to reject allergens from our products. We clearly highlight the fact that MI "Topola", with its knowledge and strive, goes side by side with the latest world trends, while in the same time battles for the products safety and its consumer's health.
MI "Topola" made significant invests in the equipment and places with a clear goal to please even the most rigorous criteria and gain therewith the chance for the return to the European markets (Please note that MI "Topola" was a significant exporter to the EU countries and USA in the period 1974-1989).
As a result of a very persistent pawn of all the employees, MI "Topola" received the positive opinion of the Ministry for the Agriculture, Direction for the Veterinary of Republic of Serbia where stated that we fulfilled all the requirements for the distribution of our fresh beef and pork meat, as well as meat products made from beef and pork, to the European markets. The confirmation of this opinion received these days from Brisel - we received official statement that products of MI "Topola" starting from September 23, 2008 will be welcomed again on the markets of EU.
We distribute our products to the markets by usage of the:
- the sale department in the factory
- the export department in the factory
- the wholesale branches in the Serbia (Belgrade,Kraljevo, Nis)
- The retail sale shops in Backa Topola and Belgrade.
The branch office in Belgrade
The branch office in Belgrade is in Marijana Gregoran no. 28, Street. It has a warehouse and cold storage chambers for the meat and meat products preserving. The branch services Belgrade and the region around Belgrade.
Tel. (011) 29-70-741; fax: (011) 29-70-744
The branch office in Kraljevo
The branch office in Kraljevo is in Ravni Gaj no. 9, Street. It has a warehouse and cold storage chambers for the meat and meat products preserving. The branch services the region of central Serbia.
Tel. (036) 354-259; fax: (036) 354-201
The branch office in Nis
The branch office in Niš is in Aca Stojanović no. 2, Street. It has a warehouse and cold storage chambers for the meat and meat products preserving. The branch services the Niš and wider area of Nis.
Tel. (018) 364-406; fax: (018) 361-822
