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24 COMP ANIES

“WE AIM TO ENLIST NEW CULTIVARS

OF BOTH YELLOW AND GREEN KIWI”

Mr. Christos Kolios explains the reasons why kiwis from the
region of Arta are exceptional and reveals the high poten-
tials of the Greek kiwi to reach the most distant and chal-
lenging markets.

CHRISTOS KOLIOS

CEO OF KOLIOS COMPANY S.A.

Mr. Kolios, which markets consume mostly
the Greek kiwi and why?
The Greek kiwi is well known for its
quality everywhere so the conditions of
the market are formed by the law of the
offer and the demand. Moreover, there
are some good news regarding the mar-
kets that Greek kiwis reach. Kolios S.A.
has exported kiwis to new destinations
lately, such as Argentina and other coun-
tries. Also Greece was visited by two of- We strongly believe in the Our activities in the cultivation link of the
ficial delegations, one from Thailand and kiwi chain, placed at the side of our indus-
one from South Korea, who were sent to Greek kiwi and, especially, try activities completes our experience in
inspect the kiwi plantations and industry in the advantages of the re- this sector and makes us capable to ful-
facilities in order to sign a trade protocol ly control the quality of our products from
with Greece. Kolios S.A. hosted the Kore- gion of Arta. As for the mar- the very first moment.
ans and satisfied their high demands. So kets, we think that the U.S.
we are pleased, as we contributed to come Speaking about Soreli, tell us some things
closer to an important deal with S. Korea. market presents a big poten- about this yellow cultivar.
tial for us It is a fact that the consumers start to
Kolios SA is a company with experience in prefer the yellow kiwis. We believe, that
kiwi trading. Which is the main advantage the next years, the yellow kiwi will repre-
of Kolios kiwi business? sent the 30% of the total consume. That’s
We are very proud of our own kiwi plan- why we chose the Soreli variety, which
tations. We cultivate our own kiwis. Ac- brings a high yield, three weeks earlier
tually, the green variety Hayward and the than Hayward variety and we plan to sell
yellow variety Soreli for almost four years.

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