History
FROM PAST TO PRESENT ZEYTURSAN
1983
Our story has begun
1984
We produced Turkey’s first pasteurized jar pickles.
1985
We started production with the brand of Berrak. In the same year, we exported Turkey’s first pasteurized pickle to Germany.
1990
We partnered with Reitzel of Poupon Reitzel Industries Holding (P.R.I.Group), a 90-year-old Swiss pickle, vinegar and mustard company.
1990
We renewed our Berrak logo.
1994
By making agreements with world-famous fast food chains, we started special productions and became one of the largest pickle suppliers.
2006
The production area of our factory was increased to 25 thousand m2 and the annual vegetable processing capacity was increased to 8 thousand tons.
2010
Due to the Istanbul-Izmir Highway Project, our facility in Gedelek was expropriated. The construction of our new 86 thousand m2 factory in Gemiç has started. 2.7 acres of the land has been turned into a habitat for animals in our surrounding fields.
2010
We opened the www.tursu.com.tr page in order to offer our Berrak brand for sale on the internet.
2012
We renewed our Berrak logo and Zeytursan corporate identity. In the same year, our Berrak brand sponsored the TV show of Altın Elbiseli Adam on SKYTÜRK.
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2013
We started production with the Ev brand.
2015
Our production capacity, which we started at our Gemiç facilities, has doubled.
2015
BPlas, owned by the Gökçen Family, one of the oldest families in Turkey, with 150 years of industrial production experience, became a partner of us by acquiring most of our shares. BPlas, Turkey’s largest automotive parts supplier, was established in 1987 under the management of Mr. Celal Gökçen.
2016
We also offered sales of our Berrak brand on Hepsiburada.com, n11.com and Getir. With the orders we received from all over the world, our capacity increased to 9000 tons. In the same year, we started treatment sponsorships for veterinarians and clinics through HAYTAP (Animal Rights Federation) to support the treatment of orphaned animals by saying “All Souls are One”.
2017
Zeytursan became the sole pickle supplier of one of the world’s largest fast-food chain restaurants in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, excluding Germany. It increased its production capacity to 15,000 tons of vegetables per year.
2018
We succeeded in producing BERRAK PICKLE JUICE, which is one of our dreams, a traditional Turkish drink, and one of the healthiest sports drinks today. Our new product, which has taken its place on MİGROS shelves as spicy and plain, is of course also pasteurized, additive-free and preservative-free.
2023
We made innovative changes to our Berrak brand identity, logo, and labels for our jars. We started to offer access to the details and production processes of our products with our QR code label system on our packaging.