Altıparmak Gıda
Food and Beverage ServicesIstanbul, Turkey201-500 Employees
Altıparmak Gıda is based in Istanbul’s Çekmeköy district and markets honey under the Balparmak, Binbirçiçek, and Balkovan brands. It holds a leading position in Turkey’s honey market and ranks among the four largest international honey packaging companies. The company operates a 28,000-square-meter, high-tech facility and runs APİLAB, a honey analysis laboratory regarded as one of Europe’s most extensive; its Çekmeköy plant can package up to 32,000 tons per year, the largest in Turkey. Since 1994, Altıparmak Gıda has exported honey to international markets, including Germany, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Dubai, the United States, Azerbaijan, and China from 2012. The company participates in industry associations such as HIPA, GGD, PLAT, and IHEO, and is a founding member of BALDER, reflecting its involvement in standards and healthy-living initiatives. It regards its people as a core asset and maintains formal recruitment processes via its website and email, with applications stored in an internal database for evaluation.