{"id":1285,"date":"2022-10-07T17:35:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greekfruits.eu\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2022-10-07T17:35:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:35:31","slug":"proto-triples-capacity-with-new-kiwifruit-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greekfruits.eu\/en\/proto-triples-capacity-with-new-kiwifruit-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Proto triples capacity with new kiwifruit facility"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u20ac10m investment enables new export push as Greek exporter prepares to handle more than 20,000 tonnes of fruit this season<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Click image above to watch Chris White\u2019s interview with George Kallitsis, commercial director of Protofanousis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Greek\u00a0grower-exporter Protofanousis is due to open Europe\u2019s largest kiwifruit packhouse at the beginning of November. The company has invested around \u20ac10m in the new packing and coldstorage facility, which has been purpose-built to handle more than 20,000 tonnes of kiwifruit. Its opening should position Greece even more securely as a dependable source of kiwifruit. \u201cThis investment is a sign of our confidence in the future of Greece as a major supplier of quality kiwifruit in the Northern Hemisphere season,\u201d says George Kallitsis, commercial director, in a\u00a0video interview with Fruitnet\u2019s Chris White<\/a>. Protofanousis has its headquarters in Thessaloniki in northern Greece. Over the last decade and more, the company has developed a significant position in Greek kiwifruit as well as table grapes and cherries \u2013 all sourced from\u00a0prime growing areas in northern and central Greece. \u201cGreece has always been a very big grower of fresh fruit, but its exports have always fairly insignificant,\u201d explain Kallitsis. \u201cOur focus at Protofanousis is on export markets where we position ourselves as the best supplier of high quality fresh fruit.\u201d Its multi-million euro investment in the new packing and storage facility for kiwifruit reinforces this strategy. The new packing line features a 12-lane sizer and is equipped with the latest optical technology for pressure, colour, and skin defects. \u201cIt means we can pack for quality and be more flexible through the season,\u201d says Kallitsis. \u201cThis new facility triples our capacity to 30 tonnes per hour. It means we can pack more efficiently and more effectively to meet all of our customers\u2019 specifications.\u201d International outlook<\/strong> Kallitsis joined the business 20 years ago. In that time he has helped Protofanousis to search for new markets outside Europe. These export sales\u00a0now play a\u00a0very important in the company\u2019s commercial model. \u201cThe strength of the US dollar means there is even more interest for our kiwifruit in North America this season,\u201d he says, \u201cand we are also looking forward to more business in south-east Asia too.\u201d Protofanousis says it will grow more yellow kiwifruit in future. Zespri chose it as one of three partners in Greece to develop Sungold. But Zespri has now decided to scale back its trials in the Northern Hemisphere. So Protofanousis wants to plant other yellow varieties. \u201cThere is great potential for yellow kiwifruit,\u201d says Kallitsis. \u201cWe will plant other varieties to ensure we can meet demand.\u201d https:\/\/www.fruitnet.com\/eurofruit\/proto-triples-capacity-with-new-kiwifruit-facility\/247331.article https:\/\/www.fruitnet.com\/eurofruit\/proto-triples-capacity-with-new-kiwifruit-facility\/247331.article<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u20ac10m investment enables new export push as Greek exporter prepares to handle more than 20,000 tonnes of fruit this season Click image above to watch Chris White\u2019s interview with George Kallitsis, commercial director of Protofanousis Greek\u00a0grower-exporter Protofanousis is due to open Europe\u2019s largest kiwifruit packhouse at the beginning of November. 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