Za vlasništvo nad kikindskim preduzećem Banini zasad su zainteresovani Fabrika biskvita Jaffa i Industrija mesa Matijević, Petra Matijevića. Obe ove kompanije za po 500.000 dinara otkupile su tendersku dokumentaciju i tako potvrdile nezvanične najave da su voljni da preuzmu poznatu kikindsku fabriku, koja se, odlukom Privrednog suda u Zrenjaninu, uz saglasnost najvećih poverilaca - bankara i države - nudi na prodaju u okviru stečaja.

Aukcijska prodaja je, inače, zakazana za 21. mart. Početna cena celokupne imovine Baninija je 15 mil EUR, što je polovina procenjene vrednosti fabričkog vlasništva. Po mišljenju ekonomista, budući gazda proizvodnjom će veoma brzo nadomestiti utrošeno za ovu akviziciju. Uslov je, naravno, da tokom prodajnog nadmetanja cena posrnulog srpskog giganta u konditorskoj industriji osetnije ne poraste.

Inače, Banini je odavno u blokadi. Njegovi pogoni, proizvodnja, prodajna mreža i robna marka prethodno su, pod, najblaže rečeno, neobičnim okolnostima izdati u zakup sestrinskoj firmi Konditori Malenčić, čiji je stopostotni gazda Branko Malenčić, jedan od gazda i rukovodilaca Baninija. Malenčiću su tada ustupljeni i svi zaposleni.

U međuvremenu, policija je upala u ovu fabriku kolača i počela temeljno da češlja njenu poslovnu dokumentaciju. Krajem prošle godine usledila je krivična prijava protiv ključnih ljudi u kikindskoj konditorskoj industriji, Radojka Stanića i Branka Malenčića. Oni se terete da su počinili više dela iz oblasti privrednog kriminala i tako za nekoliko stotina miliona dinara oštetili poverioce i državu. Krivični predmet je u nadležnosti Višeg javnog tužilaštva u Zrenjaninu i tek je na početku.

I Konditori Malenčić našli su se pre mesec dana u blokadi. Oko 580 radnika, svojevremeno preuzetih od Baninija, uglavnom su kod kuće, s obećanih 60% plate. Povremeno se, u manjim grupama, pozivaju u fabriku - da se ispune preostale ugovorene obaveze prema kupcima. I svi se nadaju da će novi gazda, srpski kralj mesa ili neko drugi, biti ozbiljan biznismen, te da će ih - vratiti na posao.

For now, the companies interested in ownership over the Kikinda-based company Banini include Jaffa and Industrija Mesa Matijevic, owned by Petar Matijevic. Both companies have bought the tender documentation for RSD 500,000 each, thereby confirming unofficial announcements that they are willing to take over the renowned Kikinda factory, which has been put up for sale as part of the bankruptcy proceedings by the decision of the Commercial Court of Zrenjanin, with consent of the biggest creditors.

The auction has been scheduled for March 21. The starting price of Banini"s entire property is EUR 15 million, which is half its estimated value. Economists believe that the future owner will be able to quickly return the money spent on this acquisition though production, provided that the price for the ruined confectionery producer doesn"t balloon up during the auction.

Banini has been blocked for a long time now. Its facilities, production, sales network and trademark were previously leased under, to put it mildly, unusual circumstances to the subsidiary Konditori Malencic, whose 100% owner is Branko Malencic, one of the owners and managers of Banini. Malencic got all the employees as well at the time.

In the meantime, the police entered the factory and began performing a thorough examination of its business documentation. Criminal charges against the key people in Kikinda"s confectionery industry, Radojko Stanic and Branko Malencic, followed in late 2016. They have been charged with several acts of corporate crime causing the creditors and the state to lose several hundred million dinars. The criminal procedure is under jurisdiction of the Higher Public Prosecutor"s Office in Zrenjanin and is in its initial stage.

Konditori Malencic found itself blocked a month ago as well. Around 580 workers whom Banini took over are mostly idle and have had 60% of their salaries promised to them. They are occasionally invited to the factory in small groups in order to meet the contracted obligations towards the customers. They all hope that the new owner, whether it"s the Serbian meat king or someone else, will be a serious businessman and that he will bring them back to their jobs.