With the aim of maintaining successful business, not only on the market of the European market but wider, Podravka has introduced a quality management system complying to the demands of the ISO 9001:2000 standards for business processes. Det Norske Veritas, a reputable certification house, has certified our system that is in regular function and under continued internal and external surveillance. The first certificate was received for the development, production, sales and distribution of products under the brand Vegeta in 2001. The system later expanded to other brands and was gradually certified. Podravka’s entities in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have been separately certified. The food safety management system, based on the HACCP (Codex Alimentarius) principles, has also been developed and implemented at Podravka. Both systems undergo regular upgrading, innovation and modernisation, or to summarise - permanent improvement.