GREECE THESSALONIKI

Yannis Prodromou

My name is Yannis Prodromou, and I live in Nea Potidaia village, in northern Greece, Chalkidiki peninsula.

My name is Yannis Prodromou, and I live in Nea Potidaia village, in northern Greece, Chalkidiki peninsula. I am 54 years’ old, and I have cultivated my 6500 olive trees of Chalkidiki varieties for 36 years now. My family’s income comes only from the olive tree cultivation and I plan to increase the olive tree numbers to 2200 trees more, within this year because my son Nikos is willing to continue the olive tree cultivation and EVOO production.

⸻ About
I would like to introduce my company, YANNI’S OLIVE GROVE, and its olive food products.

I would like to introduce my company, YANNI’S OLIVE GROVE, and its olive food products. Through ideal production conditions, certifications, and collaboration with the scientific community, my main objective is to produce early harvest EVOOs with the highest quality. My company’s EVOOs were honored with more than 50 international quality awards in the past five years and its high-quality production process is IFS:v6, ISO 22000:2018, and PDO certified. Moreover, it supports much scientific research, and finished products have high levels of polyphenols certified by the University of Athens.

⸻ EVOO & Virgin Olive Oil
The Chalkidiki region produces over 50% of green Greek table olives and owns the only PDO early harvest EVOO in Greece.

My olive groves are located very close to the sea. Their altitude is 10 – 30 m above sea level and due to their seaside microclimate and the type of integrated management system cultivation. I am able to start my harvest in the middle of September every year and finish it at the end of October. The Chalkidiki region produces over 50% of green Greek table olives and owns the only PDO early harvest EVOO in Greece. It is named “Agoureleo PDO Chalkidiki” and my company is certified to produce it.

⸻ Natural Environment