Milestones
Looking towards the future…
Today Prigat is a global company seeking to further develop and establish its brand presence worldwide. Prigat's products can now be found in a range of countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Ethiopia and many more.
Our extensive know-how and experience accumulated through the years, our use of advanced technologies, highest quality standards and constant innovativeness, have led Prigat to become Israel's leading fruit beverage brand and a highly recognized brand in many countries worldwide. Our strengths accompany us in all our local and global activities, ensuring that you will be able to open yet another Prigat product with a smile, not only today but also tomorrow.
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Prigat reduces sugar levels in its still drink category.
Launching of clear still drinks – a technological innovation in fruit beverages – a refreshing, clear fruit beverage.
Prigat signs a licensee agreement with the American fruit beverage company Ocean Spray for producing and marketing Ocean Spray cranberries nectar in Israel.
Prigat International Ltd is established, with an aim to develop the Prigat brand worldwide using licensing agreements which take advantage of the company's extensive know-how in product development, supply of raw materials, establishment of production lines, logistics and more. Prigat's products can now be found in many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, USA Kosher market, Ethiopia and more.
Prigat Israel launches the square bottle for its soft drink category, which to this day is still highly identified with the company and its brand.
Prigat's natural squeezed fruit juice division is established: fruit juices squeezed from fresh fruits.
Prigat enters the Romanian market, gradually becoming the leading Romanian brand in consumer perceptions parameters.
Prigat brand enters the still drink category. 1.5L bottles are introduced in Israel, and a concession agreement is signed with The Central Beverages Company (CBC Group) for distribution of the Prigat brand.
Prigat is recognized as the largest Israeli exporter in the citrus fruit industry. At the same time its operations in the local Israel market are substantially expanded. The Prigat brand is the leading fruit beverage brand in Israel.
Prigat begins marketing its beverages using a new aseptic fruit filling line in cartons (PKL).
The Prigat logo is born.
Gat focuses on selling frozen concentrates to the local market and for export. A new factory is established for manufacturing the 6oz plastic boxes used for the frozen concentrates.
Gat wins the 1971 Outstanding Exporter Award.
Gat's frozen juices and vegetables production line is established.
Gat begins manufacturing dry nuts and seeds.
The factory focuses its efforts on manufacturing bottled citrus products and fruit preserves for export. A mechanical squeezing system (original Prigat innovation) replaces the manual squeezing process.
Gat receives its first order from the British Army for 775,000 syrup bottles for the total sum of 55,000 Liras.
"Gat" factory is established at kibbutz Givat Haim. Among its first products are fruit concentrates, marmalades, tomato paste and vegetable preserves.