Imlek

About us

IMLEK is a regional company that conducts its business on the territories of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. Imlek buys milk from several thousand farmers-cooperators in Serbia, jointly meeting European standards and criteria when it comes to quality. A tradition lasting more than half a century, expert staff, modern technology and continuous improvement of the production process have led to Imlek putting on the market every day more than 80 different dairy products.
Numerous investments have led to the highest level of product quality as well as to many awards and recognitions for quality- from different fair events and independent analyses of products that are on the market.

Our history

At the farmstead “Lepusnica” in Glogonjski Rit, the first manual dairy farm was established, practically forming the dairy industry Imlek. About 800 cows provided between three and five thousand liters of milk, which in metal cans, on horse drawn carriages and tractors, were sent to the Belgrade market.

1953.

UNICEF grants a pasteurization and bottling line for 30 000 liters of milk a day.

1957.

Production surpasses 21 million liters a year.

1963.

An integration of the Gradskog Mlekarstva Beograd to Imlek is carried out. The Imlek system is joined by dairy farms from Kraljevo, Pozarevac, Gornji Milanovac, Velika Plana, Sid and Belgrade.

1972.

In Imlek’s facilities, 140-160 million liters of milk are processed.

1977.

AD Imlek passes to be under the ownership of the Salford investment fund. Investments in the production equipment further increase the quality of milk and the production capacities.

2003.

AD Imlek buys Bimilk in Bitola, the biggest dairy farm in Macedonia. After acquiring it, it invests 38 million euros in it.

2007.

Mlijekoprodukt from Kozarska Dubica becomes part of the Imlek group. After its integration with Imlek, the company starts to rapidly develop and fortify its status as the biggest milk processor and one of the leaders on the milk and dairy products market in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2008.

An agreement is signed in which Mid Europa Partners, the biggest investment fund in Central and East Europe, acquires Imlek. The Fund also buys all the dairy farms which, as part of Imlek, conduct their business in Macedonia, Republika Srpska and Montenegro. With capital investments, the market position and the leading brands are additionally strengthened.

2015.

Imlek signs a contract buying the Niska dairy, one of the largest ones in Southern Serbia, with the aim of expanding production and improving its most famous brand- Vedro.

2016.

Social Responsibility

Besides its numerous innovations and investments in the fields of research, production and technology, Imlek also cares about Serbia’s citizens leading an improved and high quality modern life and wants to contribute in that process. Apart from being market orientated, it also places significant focus on societal issues, improving collective awareness and investing in socially beneficial actions, mostly choosing activities which will ensure that the youngest ones have a safe environment and a healthier upbringing.
The consumers recognize Imlek’s brands as high-quality products which are healthy and tasty, which is why the company, through socially responsible projects, want to show a part of its gratitude for the trust it has been enjoying for years.
To ensure that the youngest ones live the loveliest part of their life accompanied by playing -having a healthy and happy childhood, the Imlek Company, through its socially responsible campaign “Moja Kravica − Rasti srećno” has donated...

Environmental Protection

AD Imlek has an integrated management system in accordance with the standards ISO 9001:2015, ISO14001:2004. and OHSAS 18001:2007. While conducting business, it dedicates a lot of its attention to the protection of the environment and complying with all the relevant legislation and has an established environmental management system since 2012, which is confirmed by the environmental management certificate ISO 14001:2004.
Responsible behavior towards the environment is one of the elements of the AD Imlek’s Policy and is implemented by applying the principle of sustainable development and cleaner production. In 2009, Imlek participated in the project “Čistija prozivodnja“ (Cleaner production), supported by UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) which consists of having a production process which includes the maximum rationalization of the use of raw materials and of all the used energy sources.
With the goal of improving the results of our environmental protection...

Mission and Vision

Mission: Providing the consumers with healthy, tasty and nutritious products with the goal of raising awareness about the crucial importance of a healthy and balanced diet.
Vision: Expanding into a company with strong and recognized European brands which is driven by the needs and desires of the consumers, and above all by food quality and a healthy lifestyle.
Policy: As a company which is determined to maintain its leading position in the region in the dairy industry, AD Imlek decidedly carries out the following:
It fulfils the expressed and unexpressed demands of the consumers by maintaining a high level of quality and safety of its products. Its provides its buyers with high quality services by constantly examining their demands and improving the services it offers them, continuously improving…

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