The history of Gligora Dairy involves its founder Ivan Gligora and his family. Ivan was born in 1950 in a peasant and poor family in Kolan at the island of Pag. His family house can be seen today next to the Dairy. As early as in 1918, his grandfather Frane (called Franeša) started producing Pag cheese on his own, passing on love for sheep farming and cheese producing to Ivan’s parents, Šimun and Evica. The couple preserved the centuries-old tradition of producing Pag cheese.
Nowadays, the Gligora Dairy employs over 50 workers; including skillful and experienced cheese producers and kind and professional shop assistants. The factory covers production in restaurants, stores and their own boutiques in Croatia, while the products are sold worldwide thanks to the dedication of all members of the Gligora team. The factory produces over 450 tons of various types of cheese a year, including about 50 tons of Pag cheese, while milk is being purchased from over 200 partners from Pag (used for making Pag cheese) and from the regions of Dalmatia, Lika and Kordun (for other cheese types).
Why are we the best?
Love for tradition and cheese profession is what has been passed on in the family Gligora for years. Dedication to unquestioned quality, the desire for the old and the new knowledge, constant investments, and striving towards a continuous improvement – those describe the entire team in Gligora Dairy.
Almost every year the Gligora Dairy receives the top international cheese awards thus helping to and promoting Kolan and Pag worldwide.
Contact us
- Gligora Dairy
- Figurica 22/A, 23251 Kolan
- Croatia
- Call +385 23 698 052
- www.gligora.com
Our cheeses on the World Cheese Map
Credits: Gligora Dairy