Round table

Tradition, Innovation and Sustainability – The Current State, Potential and Perspectives of the Food Industry in Croatia

The food industry in the Republic of Croatia is facing numerous challenges, including a shortage of raw materials, especially domestic ones, a lack of qualified workforce, increasing demands for sustainable production, a high share of imported food, and the need to maintain competitiveness in both price and quality in an increasingly demanding market. At the same time, domestic consumers seek both traditional and innovative products; however, price often plays a decisive role in their purchasing decisions. This round table, held in Croatian and featuring presentations of good practice examples, will address ways to reconcile these challenges, identify areas with innovation potential, and explore how to remain resilient, successful, and profitable.

Participants in the round table include experts from the food industry and the IT sector: Aleksandra Samardžija (Naturala d.o.o., Member of the Management Board, Food Technologist), Jelena Đugum (Croatian Chamber of Economy, Director of the Agriculture Sector, Food Technologist), Matija Žulj (AGRIVI, Chief Executive Officer, IT Specialist), Sven Perec (OPG Perec – Sweet Potato Production and Processing, IT Specialist), Karlo Würth (Zvijezda plus d.o.o., Head of Research and Development, Food Technologist) and Robert Piskač (Fragaria d.o.o., Production Director, Food Technologist).

Cancellation Policy

The Conditions of Cancellation Policy apply to the use of the organization of the „11th International Congress of Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists“ to be held in Zagreb on December 9^th -11^th 2025, in Westin Hotel Zagreb,

Standard Cancellation: Cancellations received in writing (via email to pbncongress2025@pbf.unizg.hr) by November 7^th 2025 will be eligible for a 100% refund of the registration fee.
Late Cancellations/No-Shows: In the event of cancellation after November 7^th 2025, registration fees are non-refundable. However, you may transfer your registration to another individual within the same organization. Requests for registration transfer must be submitted in writing to email pbncongress2025@pbf.unizg.hr.

Notes:

This cancellation policy applies to all registrations.
All refunds based on cancellation are returned to the holder of the contract on the participation on the Congress. In the event that the payer is not also the holder of the contract, it is necessary to submit the written consent of the holder of the contract for the funds to be paid to the payer. In no case are the funds returned to the participant if he is neither the payer nor the holder of the participant contract. If the participation is paid for in cash or by card, the funds are paid to the account owned by the participation contract holder.
The conference organizers reserve the right to modify this cancellation policy at any time.
The place of jurisdiction for registered participant (traders, legal and natural persons who have no general place of jurisdiction in Republic of Croatia), as well as for natural persons who have relocated or resettled abroad after concluding a contract on participation in the Congress whose domicile or habitual residence at the time of the complaint is not known, is Zagreb.
When the participant registers for Congress attendance, the participant agrees to these terms.
If individual provisions within these General Terms of the Cancelation Policy should be or become entirely or partially ineffective or void, this shall, in principle, not compromise the efficacy of the contract on participation in the Congress as a whole.