About us
MAGICAL Story
The story of the MARLENKA® cakes is closely linked to the story of the founder of the company Gevorg Avetisjan, who came to Frýdek-Místek at the turn of the century. He ran from Armenia to escape war and political instability.
For a foreigner seeking refuge, the beginnings in the new country were not easy. In one of the difficult moments he had asked his sister if she could bake something sweet to cheer him up. She had made a honey cake – based on recipe handed down in the family.
Gevorg shared the cake with his friend who ran a café and was surprised to receive a phone call on the same day that they needed another cake, and actually many more. Thanks to its exceptional combining light fluffy texture of and delicious caramel crème the family recipe soon received many compliments. In honour of his mother and daughter, Gevorg named the cake Marlenka.
In 2003 Gevorg Avetisjan and his sister Hasmik founded a Czech company producing honey cakes based on an old Armenian recipe.
OUR awards
2008 The first KLASA national quality award certifi cate
2009 Packaging of the year award for the MARLENKA® cake box
2013 Gevorg Avetisjan – EY Businessman of the Moravian-Silesian Region
• Gevorg Avetisjan – Special award of the jury EY Businessman of the Czech Republic
2014 Gevorg Avetisjan – EY Businessman of the Moravian-Silesian Region
2016 VODAFONE COMPANY OF THE YEAR in the Moravian-Silesian Region
• RESPONSIBLE COMPANY OF THE YEAR in the Moravian-Silesian Region
• Gevorg Avetisjan – TOP MANAGER OF THE YEAR
• Gevorg Avetisjan – EXCELLENT MANAGER OF A MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANY
• (Association of Industry and Trade and Czech Management Association)
• GREAT TASTE AWARD for MARLENKA® products in Great Britain
2017 NATIONAL QUALITY COUNCIL OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC „Successful Business“
• CZECH LEADER AWARDS – 1ST PLACE in the Moravian-Silesian Region
• CZECH SUPERBRANDS AWARD for the MARLENKA® brand
• GREAT TASTE AWARD for MARLENKA® products in Great Britain
2018 Governor’s Award of the Moravian-Silesian Region – Responsible company of the year
• CZECH SUPERBRANDS AWARD for the MARLENKA® brand
• SLOVAK SUPERBRANDS AWARD for the MARLENKA® brand
2019 EY Businessman of the Year – Jury award for business inspiration of the decade
• CZECH SUPERBRANDS AWARD for the MARLENKA® brand
• SLOVAK SUPERBRANDS AWARD for the MARLENKA® brand
• HUNGARY SUPERBRANDS AWARD for the MARLENKA® brand
