Bakery, confectionery and flour milling in Republika Srpska
Biscuits have been baked in Prijedor since 1928. Today the region's confectionery and bakery industry includes international groups as well as local companies, and is supplied by flour mills processing local and imported wheat.
In figures
- Sales of the food industry, 2024 (802 m KM in 2017)
- 1,100 m KM
- Agro-industry share of GDP, including food processing
- 8.4%
- Start of biscuit production in Prijedor, today Mira, part of Kraš
- 1928
- Maize harvested in 2025, the main field crop
- 398,598 t
Sources: Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics, This is Republika Srpska 2025, table 17.3 and Agriculture chapter; company websites.
Products
Confectionery: biscuits, tea biscuits and wafers; chocolate, spreads, jelly and mousse desserts and sweets. Bakery: bread, pastries, cakes and ice cream from industrial bakeries, as well as edible cake decorations and bakery ingredients. Milling: white and semi-white wheat flour.
Who is here
Mira in Prijedor belongs to the Croatian Kraš group, and Swisslion in Trebinje to the Swisslion-Takovo group. Krajina Klas in Banja Luka is one of the largest bakery and confectionery companies in the region. Žitoprodukt in Banja Luka mills wheat flour and exports to Turkey.
Producers in the directory
- Mira d.o.o. PrijedorPrijedor · Biscuits and tea biscuits, filled tea biscuits, wafers and confectionery mixes, under the Mira…
- Swisslion d.o.o. TrebinjeTrebinje · Chocolate and spreads, mousse and jelly desserts, sweets, wafers and bakery products
- Krajina Klas d.o.o.Banja Luka · Bread and pastries, cakes, ice cream, edible cake decorations and bakery ingredients
- Žitoprodukt 2012 d.o.o.Banja Luka · White wheat flour type 500 and semi-white flour type 710
4 published profiles. Profiles are introductions for business discovery; confirm details with each company.
What to check with a supplier
A practical list for buyers. Green Srpska shows certificates on a profile only after seeing them.
- Recipe and specification: ingredients, allergens, nutritional values, shelf life.
- Certificates: IFS or BRCGS, halal, kosher where needed.
- Private label: minimum runs, packaging development, artwork approval.
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