Protofanousi, quality in the fruit industry
The company, active in the fruit sector since 1928, will present at the fair its products, mainly Kiwis, Cherries and Grapes
The Prototofanousi Fruits SA (Proto) company is a family-owned business, activated in the fruit sector since year 1928. With the 4th generation fully activated, and a 97 years’ experience, the company today has a purely export-oriented character.
With a group of approximately 600 growers, the company has mainly specialized in three products: Kiwis (annually 27.000 tons), Cherries (annually 11.000 tons) and Grapes (annually 1.500 tons). With this dynamic, the company is ranked as the largest kiwi/cherry packer in Greece and among the largest respective companies in Europe.
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The Proto brand has been well-aware in a series of markets worldwide, including the USA, Canada, Brazil, India, several Asian countries, the Middle East, and various European countries. As regard Kiwi, the company operates in a total area of 8.5 Has (3.2 Has covered), including a packing house, and cooling rooms under control atmosphere conditions. With this infrastructure and while having as main objective to supply its customers with products of high quality, the company has a total kiwi packing capacity of 35 tons/hour, and a storing capacity of 25.000 tons.
Proto is not only a kiwi packer, since in the last 5 years has vertically integrated its kiwi production. The company currently cultivates an area of 72 Has, while the next 5 years’ plan targets up to 100 Has.The company currently works only with green kiwi. But under the overall close collaboration with Zespri, has already entered the yellow-fleshed Zespri Sungold cultivation. With Zespri’s recent approval for expanding SunGold cultivation in Greece, the company has a plan to increase the current 3 Has pilot cultivation, up to 30 Has in the next 5 years.
In Cherry, the company operates two facilities. A Consolidation Area / Precooling Facility in the main Cherry producing area in Greece and a packing facility with a 20 lane electronic sorter, that gives a packing capacity of 12 tons/hr. With such infrastructure, growers harvest the cherries on Day 1 and the packed cherries are ready to dispatch on Day 2. Under these conditions, both customers and the final consumer, enjoy the freshness of cherries that have significantly high self-life.
In Proto, a new project is always on the way. The company continually grows and invests in several sectors. According to the current plan, by the end of the next three years, storage capacity is expected to increase by 10,000 tons! And the story keeps going!
Fruit Attraction stand 10E18
Contact: Manolis Anastasiadis (manastasiadis@proto.gr), Exports Director.