Greek Trade: Greek Products Thrive in Poland

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Greek Trade, a Polish company that specializes in Greek food, exports its products all over the world.

Sometimes, simply producing a quality product is not enough. The production process, the exporting know-how, even the logistics, play an equally important role to its commercial acclaim and the success in the distribution, so that the product reaches the widest public possible. Greek Trade does exactly that, covering every aspect and specializing in producing, importing and distributing food products on markets all over the world since 1992.

Field of expertise

The company, which has its headquarters in Krakow, owns a Production Plant and a Logistics Center both situated in the central part of Poland, and pays close attention to the production process, constantly modernizing its machine park, thus achieving the best results possible in terms of production. “The constant development of the company and the huge market demand mean that we are constantly expanding”, affirms Ilias Georgoulakos, the company’s Export Manager. “We currently employ 270 employees, we have international certificates, such as BRC, AEO and FDA, and we also produce and distribute ecological products. In 2021, our turnover was EUR 60 million, 25% of which comes from the exports of our products, which we ship to 75 countries”, says Mr. Georgoulakos.

Exports

Greek Trade exports all over the world. The company’s products can be found on 5 continents: the best part of European Union countries, Australia, USA and former Soviet Union countries.

FACTS AND FIGURES

270

EMPLOYEES

60

MILLION EUROS TURNOVER IN 2021

25%

OF THE COMPANY’S TURNOVER COMES FROM THE EXPORTS

75

SHIP TO COUNTRIES

1992

The main exporting business is about the company’s production, cake fillings and confectionery products, but it also specializes in frozen fruit for the HοReCa. However, in retail exports, spreads and bio products are the most important. The company supplies: • retail chains (fruit and vegetable preserves, vegetable spreads, fruit spreads, soups, fillings etc) • fruit and vegetable processing plants (frozen fruit, vegetables, mushrooms, concentrates, pulp, puree) • wholesalers (products for the HORECA - fruit, pickled vegetables, spreads, fish, oils, olives etc) • confectioneries, bakeries, confectionery plants, ice cream parlors (cake fillings, masses, roasted fruit, fruit in gel, dried fruit, grains, seeds)

Production

The great advantage of Greek Trade, in addition to its 30 years of experience in the market, is a modern machine park in the production plant, which ensues, among others, the method of operation of the company.

The company produces:

• vegetable and fruit preserves, soups, vegetable and fruit spreads • pack dried fruits seeds. • they produce according to their own recipes as well as the recipes of the clients (the company specializes in the production of private labels -regular customers include the largest retail chains in Poland and abroad, as well as confectioneries and confectionery plants, offering a comprehensive service, from creating a product name, packaging design, to its production).