This Greek company has developed expertise in the creation and production of organic and functional products, such as food or food ingredients, which contain enhanced macro- or micronutrients, or a combination of both.
It manufactures functional and bio-functional food products, prioritizing raw materials purchased from within Greece and combined with carefully-chosen complementary ingredients from abroad to create pioneering and innovative functional foods.
Its product range includes: energy bars, sweet and savoury snacks, and biscuits, as well as mixed herbs. These goods are ideally suited for high-end and/or specialised market sectors such as delicatessen and gourmet food retail outlets.
The company collaborates on a regular basis with internationally-recognized universities, research centers and scientists, both in Greece and abroad, in order to ensure the most specialised and scientific approach to the development of its products.
The company would like to expand its business activity in order to enter and export to selected countries of specific interest abroad, and has chosen Italy, Sweden and Germany as the priority for its internationalisation strategy. It wishes to conclude distribution agreements with potential partners in these markets.
Advantages & innovations
The company is very active in collaborating with research centres and university departments specialised in its field, in order to develop the most nutritional and healthiest products, particularly those suited for consumption by customers with special requirements such as people doing regular / strenuous exercise.
The main ingredient of its bio-functional foods is ewe-goat milk whey protein, a product derived from ewe-goat milk whey obtained in cheese production in Greek traditional farms. At the level of composition, ewe-goat milk whey protein was compared with commercially-available whey protein of bovine origin. Ewe-goat milk whey protein is 100-1000 times richer in bioactive nutrient nucleotide components [a very important factor to promote intestinal development and maturation, reinforce intestinal healing (e.g. in cases of diarrhoea) and with beneficial effects on the immune system]. It is also high in oligosaccharides compared to bovine whey protein.
Through its close collaboration with research centres and universities, it also conducts research in the field of bio-sciences with emphasis on nutritional biochemistry, metabolic physics, human physiology, medical biochemistry, pharmacology and botany.
Stage of development
Already on the market
Partner sought
The company is interested in finding distribution partners in Italy, Sweden and Germany to make its products available on their local markets. Its functional food products are particularly suitable for the high-end market sectors such as delicatessen / gourmet food retail outlets, as well as health shops and other specialised food stores, especially those which cater for the organic market.