Growing with Firsts
1973 - Pınar Süt is established as the Middle East’s biggest dairy processing complex.
1975 - Turkey’s first UHT Milk and Packaged Dairy Products are introduced to consumers.
1976 - The Company begins producing Turkey’s first Processed Cheese and Chocolate Milk.
1978 - Pınar sliced kashkaval cheese and cream cheese are introduced to consumers.
1980 - Pınar Cheddar Cheese is produced.
1982 - The Company begins exporting milk, cheese, butter, yoghurt and strawberry milk to Central Europe, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the Middle East.
1983 - Pınar Yem is founded to provide high quality feed for the livestock of Pınar Süt’s raw milk suppliers. • Pınar Mayonnaise, Turkey’s first domestically-manufactured mayonnaise goes on sale. • Pınar Beyaz, Turkey’s first pasteurized cheese, and the powdered product, Chantilly Cream, go into production. • Triangular Cheese goes into production.
1984 - Pınar Süt begins exporting Pınar Labne cheese to Kuwait.
1985 - Pınar Labne is introduced to the Turkish market.
1990 - Pınar begins producing fruit juices.
1991 - Turkey’s first pasteurized milk goes on sale.
1992 - Pınar Süt is awarded with the TSE’s Golden Packaging award for the introduction of the country’s first foil-sealed yoghurt cap. • Turkey’s first low-fat milk and Chocolate Milk made with real chocolate go on sale.
1993 - Pınar Süt becomes the first food industry company in Turkey to be awarded TS ISO 9002 Quality Management System certification.
1994 - Pınar Süt receives another TSE Golden Packaging award for its 10-liter bag-in-box pack. • After successfully demonstrating its compliance with European standards on production, sales and after-sales services, Pınar Süt becomes the first dairy products company to receive TS ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification.
1995 - Pınar’s long-life fruit yoghurts and ready-to-serve desserts go into production. • Light, Extra Light Yoghurt and Light Triangle Cheese are introduced to Turkish consumers.
1997 - Pınar Süt opens its Eskişehir Plant.
1998 - 100%-Pure Pınar fruit juices go on sale.
1999 - Pınar Süt introduces the Denge line of milks (lactose-free, high-calcium, enriched with A, D, E vitamins).
2000 - Following investment at the Eskişehir plant, Pınar Süt launches the world’s first continuous-process production of cream-top yoghurt.
2001 - UHT milk in aseptic bottles goes into production.
2004 - Pınar introduces its Kafela and Çikola milk product line in packaging specially designed to appeal to young people. • TS 13001 HACCP Food Safety Management System Certification is awarded.
2005 - Pınar Organik Süt, Turkey’s first organic milk, is introduced to the market.
2008 - Lean Six Sigma starts at the Company as a first in Turkey’s food industry. • Pınar Milk for Kids is introduced to the market.
2010 - Honey Flavored Pınar Kid’s Milk, and Pınar Breakfast White Cheese products go on sale.
2011 - Consumers are introduced to Pınar’s Gourmet series including cheddar cheese spread, thyme & olive-cheese spread, triangular cheese and Pınar organic yoghurt.
2012 - Sütkrem, Turkey’s first creamy tasting clotted-cream with 50% less calories goes on sale. • Pınar Professional is established to cater for the away-from-home channel.
2013 - Work begins on the Pınar Süt Şanlıurfa Plant. • Pınar Süt is awarded with TS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System and TS EN ISO 50001 Energy Management System certification. • Pınar Süt becomes licensed to export milk and dairy products to EU Countries.
2014 - The product portfolio was extended by the launch of Braided, String and Halloumi Cheeses and Strained Yogurt. The organic products portfolio was also expanded with the addition of Organic Butter.
2015 - Pınar Süt Şanlıurfa Plant goes into operation
2016 - Pınar Go Cheese series and Pınar Aç-Bitir Sliced-Cheese are presented to consumers taste.
2017 - Pınar Protein product group is released to market.
2018 - Pınar Kefir is introduced to market.
2019 - Pınar Institute's "The Future of Our Milk is in Conscious Hands " project is included in the Impact Champions programme by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Business Call to Action Platform.
2020 - First export to the People's Republic of China was carried out. • The Pınar Cafe Art series, Pınar Multi, Vitamin D Kido and Denge Vitamin D were put on the market.
2021 - Choco Labne, Pınar Protein Cottage Cheese, Pınar Beyaz Extra Soft, Pınar Denge Probiotic Yogurt, and Pınar Bardak Kefir were introduced to the market.