
Export fresh fruits and vegetables from Greece


ASEPOP VELVENTOU VELVITA EXPORT FRUIT COMPANY FROM GREECE

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VELVITA FRUIT FROM ASEPOP VELVENTOU


WHY ARE VELVITA PEACHES DIFFERENT?
Velvita peaches are some of the finest fruits on the market. They look attractive and taste great, and are considered to be among the best and most famous peaches in Europe.

PEACHES VELVITA
Since the summer of 2013, our peaches have all had a sticker with the VELVITA trademark

VELVITA
Since the summer of 2013, our peaches have all had a sticker with the VELVITA trademark

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Our company
ASEPOP VELVENTOU’s main produce is peaches and itis a strong cooperative, and an important engine for economic development both in the area of Velventos, Kozani and also in the Greek economy in general.
It has approximately 400 active producers who currently cultivate about 6,500 acres.
It is also known outside Greece, thanks to the excellent quality products it produces and all the modern cultivation methods it uses.
Its products are sold all over Greece and it also exports to central and eastern European countries, with Russia being its main market. The total volume of exports exceeds 3,250,000 kg.
Exports make up 40% of total sales.
The Cooperative is ISO, HACCP, GLOBALGAP and EUREPGAP certified.
ASEPOP VELVENTOU has operated an AGRO 2.1 integrated management system since 2002 2.2.
This system is of critical importance to both the producer and the consumer, as it ensures that the cooperative’s products are the best possible quality – something which is the cooperative’s main aim. “
It has approximately 400 active producers who currently cultivate about 6,500 acres.
It is also known outside Greece, thanks to the excellent quality products it produces and all the modern cultivation methods it uses.
Its products are sold all over Greece and it also exports to central and eastern European countries, with Russia being its main market. The total volume of exports exceeds 3,250,000 kg.
Exports make up 40% of total sales.
The Cooperative is ISO, HACCP, GLOBALGAP and EUREPGAP certified.
ASEPOP VELVENTOU has operated an AGRO 2.1 integrated management system since 2002 2.2.
This system is of critical importance to both the producer and the consumer, as it ensures that the cooperative’s products are the best possible quality – something which is the cooperative’s main aim. “
Every year we invest in restructuring our crops. ASPOP VELVENTOU employs 10 employees on a permanent basis, and during summer season it employs up to 80 people as seasonal staff. Members of the cooperative produce peaches, nectarines, apples, kiwi fruit, prunes, nashi pears, quinces, apricots and cherries, and their total production exceeds 14,000 tons.
The cooperative itself distributes this produce to large supermarket chains, but also to various large markets in Greece. It also exports large quantities to countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Egypt. ASEPOP exports 40% of its total production.
