KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” FOOD INDUSTRY SINCE 1956 Quality by Tradition

Tradition, Knowledge, Passion

Mr. Leonidas Konstantopoulos was born in 1930 in a small village close to the city of Kalamata in the prefecture of Messinia, Greece. Growing up in a traditional agricultural environment, he inherited from his family the passion, knowledge and love for the cultivation of olives that was the main family occupation. Leaving his hometown in a young age, he moved to Katerini and started of as a merchant of olives in 1956. His great passion made him travel all around Greece to source the best quality olives and his hard work soon led to the opening of a small warehouse, allowing him to ferment and store his own production and expand his operations. Everything changed in 1979 with the opening of the first processing and packaging facility. His younger son Prokopis, by attaining an academic degree as an engineer managed to bridge the gap between tradition and technical knowledge offering rapid growth to the company. Starting from serving the domestic market, soon the first exports commenced to the markets of central and western Europe. The second milestone was a further expansion of the company with a newer building in 1990s with fully automated packaging lines shiﬅing the focus to the export retail business. Following a huge growth, 2008 was the year for the 3rd and biggest expansion in a newer state-of-the-art facility. Lastly in 2014, Konstantopoulos S.A. opened a new plant in the area of Kalamata focused on the processing and packaging of extra virgin olive oil.

Following the family tradition and combining the long experience, technical knowledge and passion, Konstantopoulos S.A. “Olymp” has become an internationally leading company in its industry. The company still remains a totally family company with the first, second (Mr. Prokopis Konstantopoulos as CEO along with his brother Mr. George Konstantopoulos) and the third generation, working harmoniously together in continuing Mr. Leonidas vision in offering the world the most exceptional olives and olive oil that Greece has to offer.

1956 1979 2008 Retail shop 1st Processing facilities 3rd Expansion in Katerini in Katerini facilities

1960 1995 2014 Warehouse in Katerini 2nd Expansion Kalamata facilities in Katerini facilities

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” Katerini facilities

From 1956 until today many things have changed in the cultivation, processing and packaging of table olives. Konstantopoulos S.A. “Olymp” combining the long experience along with technical and academic knowledge, has become a truly innovative company, changing the industry standards.

The main facilities of the company are located in Katerini on a privately owned area of 70.000 square metes, with the production areas and offices occupying 15.000 square meters. They consist of three main buildings, that were built in 1979, 1995 and 2008 to keep up with the rapid growth of the company. All three are now fully operational and equipped with the most modern technological equipment and machinery, optimized for the different stages of production. Specially designed areas for the reception of new crop olives and underground fermentation tanks allow for higher efficiency and quality, while the newest processing machinery allow the processing of the olives in different forms (pitted, halves, quarters, diced etc.) according to the customer requests. The facilities include eight production lines in total for the packaging of table olives in all possible forms (glass jars, metal tins, plastic kegs, plastic barrels, plastic pots, plastic trays, plastic pouches, vacuum bags) and all of them feature indoor storage areas for both the packaging materials and the finished goods. Modern technologies allow for complete traceability system from the farm to the end product and offer complete control at each production stage. The company keeps investing in R&D and cooperates with the most accredited academic institutions in the request for the newest innovations, following its vision to serve the most exceptional olives to its customers.

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” Kalamata facilities

The Kalamata facilities are the newest addition to the Konstantopoulos family allowing the company to expand its operations and focus more on the extra virgin olive oil. At this stage the facilities have the capacity to store more than 1.000 tons of olive oil, with modern ﬁltering technologies and bottling procedures and a state of the art quality control lab with the most advanced equipment, ensuring in this way that only the ﬁnest extra virgin olive oil is produced. The facilities also have a fully equipped modern production line for the retail packaging of olives (jars and tins), while there are more than 60 tanks for the fermentation and storage of Kalamata olives.

By this acquisition Konstantopoulos S.A. has been granted the right to produce the authentic Protected Destination of Origin (P.D.O) Kalamata Olives and Protected Destination of Origin (P.D.O) Kalamata Olive Oil that are famous all over the world for their unmatched quality and taste.

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” Quality

Our quality control department consists of chemists, chemical engineers, food technologists and agriculturists working together to ensure the highest level of quality for our consumers. Our facilities in Katerini include 2 separate fully equipped indoor laboratories for all necessary physicochemical analysis, while our Kalamata facilities have a state of the art laboratory allowing for complete chemical analysis of each batch of olive oil we receive and export. Our quality control team has long experience in the olive industry and supported by technical knowledge observes, examines and documents all of the olive production stages, from cultivation to processing to ﬁnal packaging. We imply a complete traceability system that allows us to track each product, through all its production stages, from the farm to the end packaging. According to our quality standards we imply during the production all necessary controls and procedures in order to ensure the safety of the ﬁnal product. Our priority and goal is customer satisfaction all the while meeting the strictest health laws set for the food industry.

Certiﬁcations

To achieve and preserve high product health and quality standard Konstantopoulos S.A. implements and complies with all major international product health and assurance qualiﬁcations and certiﬁcations:

IFS BRC ISO 22000 ISO 22005 KOSHER ORGANIC PDO

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” International presence

Our exports account for 95% of our sales making Konstantopoulos S.A. a truly international company, present in five continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Our experienced sales and production team recognise and understand the different needs and preferences of each market, and offer flexible custom solutions to our customers helping them maximise their sales.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The economic growth of a company must simultaneously ensure the protection of the natural environment. Therefore we have made a commitment to reduce the environmental impact of our operations by applying:

• Waste Water Treatment • Low Emissions Gas Burners • High Eﬃciency Heat Pumps • Low Energy Light Bulbs • Recycling program

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” What we do

1. Hand collection 2. Reception in Factory

Konstantopoulos family main focus Upon Receiving the olives in our factory has always been the relation with the visual control tests are made from each farmers and the establishment of delivery, while random samples are also long term part-ners. All the table being sent to external labs for chemical olives from all varieties are hand analysis (ensure no heavy metals or pes- picked with care. Nowadays it co- ticides). The olives pass the ﬁrst selection operates with 17 sole agents and process where the leaves, stems and all with more than 3.000 farmers all over damaged fruits are removed and are then Greece, while keeping performance sorted into three main sizes and are record for each of them. transferred in the tanks for the fermentation process to start.

3. Fermentation

Aﬅer the olives have been transferred to the tanks the fermentation process starts. All our olives are naturally fermented and no acid chemicals are introduced. To ensure the best possible fermentation our specialized team of chemists, agriculturalist and food technologists checks and controls the pH, salt and acidity levels in the tanks. The total number of tanks increases from year to year, presently counting at 1100 tanks of 16000 lit capacity each.

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” What we do

4. Selection & Sorting 5. Processing

Upon removing the olives from the At this stage the olives are processed tanks an optical selector is used for depending on the customer needs to color classification following a hand achieve the various forms.The olives picked selection process. The olives can be pitted, halved, diced or stuffed are then classified into sizes and are with different ingredients. ready for the next stage of production.

6. Packaging 7. Storage & Loading

When ready, the olives are All finished products are kept in an transferred into the packaging site enclosed area. Our warehouse is and packaged according to the equipped with state of art drive in & customer’s specifications (glass jars, conventional shelving. metal tins, plastic barrels, plastic bags, plastic pots, vacuum bags). There are 8 production lines in total that can be used simultaneously. Before each line a final hand picked selection process is made, along with metal detectors.

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” 11 Chalkidiki variety

The Chalkidiki variety takes its name from the prefecture of Chalkidiki where these olives are mainly cultivated (along with the prefecture of Kavala). It accounts for more than 50% (about 80.000 tons) of the total table olive production of Greece. This variety offers big sized olives, with coninal-cylindrical shape that KAVALA ends up in a nipple. The Chalkidiki variety olives are handpicked from the trees while being still green, so the harvest starts earlier than the others, between the middle of September and middle of CHALKIDIKI October. The weight of a Chalkidiki olive could range from 4 to 14 grams and is most commonly between 6 to 10 grams. What is very special about this variety is that it can be processed in different ways acquiring either a rich green, natural brown, or oxidized black color, or otherwise a dried form. These olives can be further processed in various forms such as whole, pitted, sliced, halved, stuffed with almond, garlic, natural pepper, pepper paste, jalapeno, piri piri, feta cheese, blue cheese and the list goes on.

WHOLE PITTED

HALVES QUARTERS SLICED DICED

WHOLE PITTED SLICED

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” 11 Stuﬃngs

PICKLED ALMOND & NATURAL PEPPER

GARLIC RED NATURAL PEPPER FETA CHEESE

SUNDRIED TOMATO ALMOND GARLIC & JALAPENO ORANGE

PIRI-PIRI LEMON BLUE CHEEESE PEPPER PASTE JALAPENO

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” 11 Kalamon variety

The Kalamon variety, most oﬅen referred as Kalamata, takes its name from the city of Kalamata, the capital of the prefecture of Messinia. Quantities of the variety are grown in several other areas of Greece with the main production being in the southern part of the country and more speciﬁcally in the prefectures of Laconia, Aetolia-Acarnania and the area south of Phthiotis. This variety accounts for around 20% of the total table olive production of Greece, with an average of 30.000 tons per year. Its shape is conical- cylindrical and it is curved in the top. The farmers pick these olives by hand only aﬅer they have reached full maturity or in other words once the fruit has a deep black color. The weight of the olive could range from 2,5 to 8 grams but most commonly is found between 3 to 6 grams. Harvesting of this variety starts in November until December. The Kalamon variety is one of the best-known PHTHIOTIS AETOLIA Greek olives around the globe and it is linked with the highest quality. ACARNANIA

ARGOLIS ARCADIA

MESSINIA LACONIA

WHOLE PITTED

HALVES QUARTERS SLICED DICED

ORANGE LEMON GARLIC DRIED

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” 11 Conservolea variety

Conservolea, or otherwise known as Amfisis, Volou or Agriniou, variety accounts for around 25% of the annual Greek table Olive production (about 40.000 tons) and it is cultivated in central & western Greece. More specifically it is mainly found in the prefectures of Magnesia, Phthiotis, Fokida, Arta, Aetolia-Acarnania and Larissa, while it can also be found in several other areas in smaller quantities. In the older days, from the 1950s to 1970s, the Conservolea variety was the leading Greek table olive variety. PIERIA The shape of these olives is oval and they have a fine supple skin. The weight can range from 3 to 11 grams.

Depending on the maturity of the fruit at the time of harvesting, this variety can become, green, LARISA blond or black. So depending on the desired color of the olive (maturity stage) producers handpick ARTA MAGNESIA the olives from September to December. Aﬅer processing these olives acquire either a rich green, PHTHIOTIS

AETOLIA natural gold/brown or natural black color, or they can be dried. ACARNANIA PHOCIS EUBOEA

GREEN CRACKED

BLACK DRIED

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” 11 Glass jars

212ml 244ml LISCIO - 314ml 314ml 327ml 330ml 370ml ORCIO - 370ml

PIPE - 370ml QUADRA - 380ml 500ml QUADRA - 580ml 580ml 720ml ORCIO - 1062ml

1lt 1.5lt ORCIO - 1700ml 2lt 3lt 1 GALLON - 3.7lt

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” 11 Vacuum bags Plastic backets

250g 250g 500g 3kg 5.7lt 11.5lt

Pouches Plastic pots

280ml

150g 200g 400g 1kg 3kg 4kg 565ml 870ml SNACK BAG

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” Plastic Kegs

1,6lt 2,4lt 3,3lt 3lt 5lt 8lt 20lt

Metal tins

250g 500g 1kg 425ml 850ml A12 8lt 19lt

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” Extra virgin olive oil

Euripides called Messinia “the land of the good fruit” for its beauty and its fertile rich earth. Messinia, the land of the Olive Tree and of the Olive Oil, yields the world famous Kalamata Olive Oil, particularly the Messinia Olive Oil, a 100% pure and natural fruit juice of the highest quality and of unique nutritional value, which has been ranked in the category of Extra Virgin Olive Oil aﬅer a series of chemical analyses. The olive tree, a sacred tree, has been cultivated in Messinia since the 12th century BC.

All of Messinia is a vast Olive Grove. Propitious climate, sunshine and small holding, which allows each grower to take loving care of each olive tree and to pick the olive fruit when it is mature enough yet not too mature, being responsible for the superior quality of the fruit itself. A large number of modern olive presses run by people who have a deep knowledge of the secrets of the production of olive oil lead to the creation of a superior olive oil. MESSINIA

250ml 500ml 750ml 1lt 500ml 500ml 1lt 2lt 500ml 1lt 3lt 5lt

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP”

Our Brands - Table Olives

Our historic traditional ﬂagship brand “Olymp” “Olea Terra” is our secondary modern styled brand. is synonymous to the greatest taste and quality. It is recognisable by its bright colors and design, The “Olymp” brand is available in the below The “Olea Terra” brand is available in the below FINEST FLAVORS packaging options: packaging options: FROM GREECE • Glass Jars (370ml, 370ml Orcio, 500ml, 720ml) • Glass Jars • Vacuum Bags (250g and 500g) (370ml, 370ml Orcio, 580ml Orcio, 1062ml Orcio) • Pouch Bags (200g, 1kg, 3kg) • Metal Tins • Metal Tins (250g, 500g, A10, A12, 8lt, 19lt) (A12, 8lt, 19lt) • Plastic Pots (265ml, 850ml)

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” Our Brands - Extra virgin olive oil

The “Messinia Union - Kalamata” is one of the most The “Koronis” brand is our company’s traditional brand recognisable and traditional brands for extra virgin olive for extra virgin olive oil that has been redesigned to a oil in the Greek market. Originated from the historic modern look. It is a single variety olive oil, from the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Messinia, Koroneiki variety that is one of highest quality that famous for producing the higherst quality of extra virgin Greece has to oﬀer. The name “Koronis” originates from olive oil in Greece. Available packaging: the small town of Koroni that is situated in the perfecture of Messinia, famous for the long tradition in • Marasca Bottles: 250ml, 500ml, 750ml, 1lt olive oil production. • PET Bottles: 1lt, 2lt • Metal Tins: 500ml, 1lt, 3lt, 5lt • Marasca Bottles: 250ml, 500ml, 750ml, 1lt • Metal Tin 5lt

KONSTANTOPOULOS S.A. “OLYMP” KATERINI: 3rd Km National Road Katerini - Larissa, Greece PHONE +30 23510 47000 FAX +30 23510 37748

KALAMATA: Thouria Messinia, Greece PHONE +30 27210 32987 FAX +30 23510 37748

EMAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.konstolymp.gr