Preduzeće za proizvodnju zdrave hrane Suncokret, osnovano je 1989. u vojvođanskom selu Hajdukovu, nadomak Subotice. Osnivač Ivan Perčić, poželeo je da makrobiotičku ishranu učini pristupačnijom, pa je odlučio da sam počne sa proizvodnjom zdravih namirnica, kojih tada nije bilo na jugoslovenskom tržištu. Prvi koraci su bili sada već nadaleko poznati proizvodi – devičansko bundevino i susamovo ulje, oba ceđena na hidrauličnoj presi staroj više od sto godina.
Inicijalna ideja vodilja – stvaranje prehrambenih proizvoda sa integritetom – ostala je nepromenjena, bez obzira na neprestani rast i brojne promene. Današnji asortiman proizvoda, plasiran na tržištu pod brendom Granum, čini bogata paleta proizvoda: devičanska i hladno ceđena ulja, namazi od uljarica, energetski barovi, proteinska brašna, dijetetski suplementi i nekoliko vrsta balzamiko sirćeta.

Prilikom proizvodnje koriste se sirovine vrhunskog kvaliteta, koje su zdravstveno bezbedne i imaju blagotvorno dejstvo na ljudski organizam. Svi proizvodi su 100% prirodni, bez glutena i veganski, a većina je organska.
Tokom godina Suncokret je osvojio mnoge domaće nagrade i priznanja, ali i nekoliko značajnih stranih. Nedavno, Ivan je dobio nagradu Preduzetnik godine 2017., koju dodeljuje dnevni list Blic u saradnji sa Eurobankom, dok su Ivan i Ksenija dobitnici prestižnog priznanja Inovativni Preduzetnik 2019. godine koje dodeljuje međunarodna revizorsko – konsultantska kompanija EY (Ernst&Young).

Osim u Srbiji Granum proizvodi nalaze se i na tržištima: Francuske, Holandije,Velike Britanije, Mađarske, Crne Gore, Bosne i Hercegovine, Katara i Češke Republike.

The health food company Suncokret was founded in 1989 in the village Hajdukovo, close to Subotica in northern Serbia. The founder Ivan Perčić, wishing to make the macrobiotic diet more accessible, decided to start producing health food products unavailable at the time on the Yugoslav market. The company’s first products, Virgin Pumpkin Seed Oil and Sesame Oil, both produced on a century old hydraulic press, have won widespread acclaim.
The founding idea of creating food products with integrity, has remained unchanged, despite continuous growth and numerous changes. Since 2013 the company’s products are sold under a new brand Granum. Granum comprises a rich palette of virgin and cold pressed oils, nut and seed spreads, energy bars, protein flour, supplements and several balsamic vinegars.
In production, the highest quality raw materials are used, which are health-safe and have a beneficial effect on the human organism. In addition to being 100% natural, all products are gluten free and vegan, and most of them are organic.
Over the years Suncokret has garnered many local and international awards and prizes. Most recently Ivan received the Businessman of the year award in 2017, sponsored by daily newspaper Blic and Eurobank., while Ivan and Ksenija received the prestigious Innovative Entrepreneur 2019 award given by the international auditing and consulting company EY (Ernst & Young).
Except in Serbia, Granum products can also be found in: France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Hungary, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar and Czech Republic.