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Manufacturing (10 - 11) Manufacture of food and beverage 11.0 - Manufacture of beverages 11.07 - Manufacture of soft drinks and bottled waters
115 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 October 2025
Employment effect (start)
3 November 2025
Foreseen end date
28 November 2025
Description
Jamnica, a Croatian beverage company, best recognized as the country’s leading producer of bottled mineral and spring water, has announced the recruitment of 115 workers for its plant in Jastrebarsko, including 65 production line workers and 50 warehouse workers.
The company offers a gross salary of €1,030 per month, below the minimum wage planned for the next year. For production workers, no special qualifications are required beyond completing elementary school, and prior work experience is not necessary. For warehouse positions, completion of lower grades of elementary school is sufficient, and experience is also not required.
Jamnica is part of the Fortenova Group, which recorded €230 million in revenue last year, a 14% increase compared to the previous year, with a net profit of €24 million, up 450%. At the end of the previous year, the group employed 963 workers, approximately 30 more than the year before.
Jamnica has previously experienced a business expansion in 2024 see: Jamnica 2024 - HR
Eurofound (2025), Jamnica , Business expansion in Croatia, factsheet number 203542, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203542.
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