Open joint sales point of Lika Quality products
Today, in the Plitvice Lakes National Park at the entrance 1, the opening of the joint point of sale of Lika Quality products was solemnly marked, where about 50 guests gathered.
The joint point of sale of Lika Quality products has been formed for the third year in a row by the Lika Destination Cluster in cooperation with the Plitvice Lakes National Park and the Lika Coop Agricultural Cooperative. So far, the joint point of sale of Lika Quality products has been formed at the entrance to 2 Plitvice Lakes National Park, and this year it has been formed at entrance 1. In addition, Lika Quality groceries can be tasted in the park restaurants and bought in souvenir shops and markets.
Lika Destination its phenomenal geographical position, the change of three climates and extremely clean air, the destination of Lika is conducive to the cultivation of extremely high quality food. Producers in Lika have been increasingly focused on organic production in the last few years, and most of their products are still produced according to traditional recipes and methods, just as they used to be.
Aware of the quality of food that is grown or processed in a true ecological oasis such as the destination Lika, Cluster Lika Destination in 2017 began implementing a unique quality system of food, beverages and souvenirs Lika Quality. This system includes products of those manufacturers who come from the area of Lika, which includes Lika-Senj, Karlovac and Zadar counties, which are health tested and whose production has a foothold in the tradition that gives products special value and guarantees quality to the customer. The system currently has 57 producers with almost 160 products divided into the following categories (honey, meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, bakery products, beverages and beverages, vegetables, wild herbs, cosmetics, souvenirs, fruits and fruit products ).
Thanks to the Lika Quality mark, which is protected by the State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia as a guarantee mark, all users of the mark can sell their products in one of the most visited places in Croatia - Plitvice Lakes National Park, but also in other protected areas in Lika.
Apart from the fact that in this way small local producers from the area of Lika are included in the tourist offer and a new market is opened for them, this is an ideal opportunity to enable all visitors to Plitvice Lakes National Park to taste and buy local products. thanks to highly valuable foods indeed it is.