Christina Manossis shares about environmental sustainability and growth in Greece’s kiwi industry

Recently, Fructidor had an opportunity to speak with Christina Manossis, the General Director at Zeus Kiwi, one of the largest kiwifruit producers in Greece and Europe. In this interview, we chat about the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability and innovation; obtaining a zero-waste certification, as well as initiatives for further improving sustainability in its operations. […]
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Most of Greece’s kiwi stocks will be depleted by the end of January

Lower production of Greek kiwis has led to higher demand and prices, says Zeus’ Marketing Sales Director Christina Manossis: “The Greek kiwi production has been reduced due to a mild winter. For the entire country, volumes are expected to be 20 to 25 per cent lower. We’d expect to produce about 300,000 tons of kiwis […]
Zeus kiwi season coming to an end

The Greek kiwi season started performing a lot better after a slower start in 2022, says Antonis Ioannidis, Sales Manger for Zeus Kiwi: “There has indeed been a slow start to our kiwi season. The reason for this is an aggressive approach in terms of pricing by both the Greek kiwi exporters as well as […]
Greek kiwi season was rather slow from mid-November to January

The kiwi trade has finally picked up some steam after a slow end of 2022, says Zeus’ Marketing Sales Director Christina Manossis: “The kiwi sales have been more intense over the past few days. This isn’t anything out of the ordinary, it’s usually busier right after New Year. What has been strange, is the fact […]
ZEUS Kiwi leads the charge in sustainable farming

Kiwifruit is a new food in western diet, originating from Chinese inland. Its consumption expanded rapidly due to its delicious taste and its nutritional value as it is rich in vitamins C and K, is high in dietary fibre and is also a good source of potassium. Read more @environdec
Zeus Kiwi ready for change

Investments are set to continue at Greek exporter Zeus Kiwi, according to general manager Christina Manossis, not least in the development of the highly sought-after gold kiwifruit. “New Kiwiplant is the company based in Italy, which is responsible for marketing the new gold kiwifruit,” says Manossis. “We are a shareholder, along with another Greek company […]
Zeus to offer its own kiwi varieties

Aiming to broaden the offer with their own varieties of kiwifruit, Zeus Kiwi has been developing new types already for 10 years. “Together with our partners from New Kiwi Plant from Italy, we will introduce our own gold variety of kiwifruit. In the next decade, we plan to make a transition from green varieties to […]
Zeus Kiwi spies opportunities

Greek kiwifruit exporter Zeus Kiwi expects production to increase by 15 per cent this season, but harvesting is anticipated to start up to a week later than usual, according to marketing and sales manager Christina Manossis. “For those customers that want fruit at the start of November, there may be difficulties,” she said, “as we […]
Zeus highlighted as success story

The Hellenic Federation of Enterprises has name Greek exporter Zeus Kiwi as a key example of Greek entrepreneurship. At last month’s annual meeting of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, Greek kiwifruit exporter Zeus Kiwi was selected for special recognition, along with ten other Greek organisations, for their exceptional business models, demonstrating the best in ethics […]