# Costella water plant sold to Croatia

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/costella-water-plant-sold-to-croatia
> Updated: 2026-07-25T19:41:09.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Slovenian entrepreneur Joc Pečečnik bought the Costella mineral‑water bottling plant in late 2022 for about €2 million. After a decade of losses, the company posted its first profit in 2023, with revenue reaching €1.96 million and net profit of €465 thousand, aided by new contracts and a €4 million loan from the Croatian Stanić Group for plant refurbishment. In July 2026, Pečečnik sold Costella, including its production facilities and a water‑extraction concession at Grgel (valid until 2035 with possible extensions), to the Stanić Group for €7 million. The agreement contains a clause for an extra €3 million if performance targets are met. The transaction, reported to Slovenia’s competition authority, continues a partnership that began in early 2024 and reflects a broader pattern of Slovenian food‑and‑beverage assets moving under foreign, particularly Croatian, ownership, while the state retains ultimate ownership of water resources.

## Timeline

### 2026-07-25: Costella bottling plant sold to Croatia’s Stanić Group for €7 million

Joc Pečečnik sold Slovenia’s Costella mineral‑water plant to Croatia’s Stanić Group for €7 million, including a water‑extraction concession to 2035, amid a trend of foreign ownership of Slovenian beverage firms

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/costella-bottling-plant-sold-to-croatias-stani-group-for-7-million

### 2026-07-23: Costella water bottling plant sold to Croatia's Stanić Group for €7 million

Joc Pečečnik sold Slovenia's Costella water bottling plant to Croatia's Stanić Group for €7 million, adding performance‑based payouts; the company, holding a key water concession, had just turned its first net‑

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/costella-water-bottling-plant-sold-to-croatias-stani-group-for-7-million

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