Golda Red Split Lentils — 1 kg

Manufacturer• Turkey• Member since 1996

Golda Gıda (GOLDA GIDA SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.) is a Turkish food producer founded in 1996 and part of Bera Holding. Its head office is in Konya, management runs in parallel between Konya and Karaman, and production is based in Kazımkarabekir, Karaman, on a site of about 1,078,000 m² with 76,082 m² of covered area. The company has five factories and about 350 employees, says its products reach 60 countries, and reports that pasta makes up about 76% of its exports (figures as of 31 March 2026). Milestones: • 1996: founded as Kombassan Gıda ve İhtiyaç Maddeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. • 1997: construction of the flour, semolina, pasta and legume plants begins. • 1999: the flour mill starts producing 8 types of flour under the Golda brand; the legume plant starts cleaning, sieving, sizing, packing and bagging chickpeas and beans. • 2000: a PLC-controlled semolina mill with 500 tonnes/day capacity is commissioned, and Golda pasta production starts on lines with 250 tonnes/day capacity. • 2008: the biscuit factory opens on 13,000 m² of covered area with one biscuit line, three wafer lines and two coating lines. • 2009: acquisition of the food marketing company Baykur Gıda. • 2011: the legume plant starts producing and packing split red lentils from whole lentils. • 2013: the company's brands are registered internationally in many countries. • 2017: the trade name changes to Golda Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., and the flour mill is upgraded for higher capacity and flour quality. • 2019–2023: a 2 MW cogeneration plant, a colour sorter for semolina, bundle and case packing machines, and a 1,800 kW solar plant for the factories' own use. • 2025: checkweigher and metal detector units installed in the pasta plant. • 2026: initial public offering on Borsa Istanbul under the ticker GOLDA (subscription 1–2 July 2026); the shares are compliant with the participation index. The company has repeatedly appeared in the Istanbul Chamber of Industry's (ISO) "Second 500" list of Turkish industrial companies. Product range: • Pasta: more than 20 shapes including farfalle, bows, spirals, fusilli, penne, shells, plain and ridged elbows, couscous, orzo, vermicelli, star pasta, erişte, mantı pasta, spaghetti, linguine and oven pasta, in 500 g packs plus 110 g spaghetti and 5- and 7-pack bundles, under the Golda, Melda and Anatoli brands, plus special pasta in Arrabbiata, Napoletana and Pesto flavours. • Semolina: 500 g, 25 kg and 50 kg, and semolina for halva in 25 kg and 50 kg. • Flour: wheat flour (25 and 50 kg), Extra, Lüx 1, Lüx 2 and Special grades, cake and börek flour (1 to 50 kg), whole wheat flour (2 kg) and gluten-free flour (5 kg). • Legumes, rice and bulgur: red lentils, chickpeas, Dermason beans, Sıra beans, popcorn corn, Osmancık and Gönen Baldo rice, pilaf and köfte bulgur, in 1 kg and 25 kg packs. • Snacks: biscuits (milk Petit Beurre, milk finger biscuits, cream sandwich biscuits), wafers, coated wafers and marshmallows. Quality and certificates: the company works on the principle of "food safety from field to table" in line with HACCP, and lists BRC, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, ISO 9001, ISO 50001 (energy management), ISO 27001 (information security), FDA registration (2024), Halal certification for biscuits (2023) and Authorised Economic Operator (YYS) status with Turkish customs. Its vision is "to always be the leading food producer that others follow". Sustainability: solar panels and energy-saving equipment, water recycling and wastewater treatment, separation of recyclable waste, staff training and safety programmes, and long-term partnerships with suppliers. Trade fairs: Gulfood Dubai (2022 and 2024), Anuga Germany (2023), WorldFood Istanbul (2020 and 2023), MÜSİAD Expo (2020 and 2022) and Dubai World Trade Centre Za'abeel (2021). Contact details: • Address: Eminettin Mahallesi Sanayi Bölgesi Küme Evler No: 1, Kazımkarabekir / Karaman, Turkey • Phone: +90 338 311 29 01 • Email: info@golda.com.tr • Website: www.golda.com.tr