Two Minerva products won important awards in the iTQi 2017 competition, with both Minerva Extra Virgin Olive Oil and TOP Balsamic Glaze with Pomegranate & Vanilla earning the Superior Taste Award.
These internationally certified Minerva products are exported to dozens of countries, enabling consumers worldwide to become acquainted with quality Greek products and the Mediterranean diet. Today, Minerva Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the principal ambassador of the high quality and superior taste of Greek products to 22 countries on 4 continents.
TOP, the No. 1 vinegar in Greece for more than 85 years, is continually expanding its range with innovative new ideas to meet the needs of modern families. TOP balsamic glaze with Pomegranate and Vanilla is a gustatory innovation, whose striking colour and delicate scent complements every culinary creation.
The Brussels-based International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) is the leading organisation for tasting and promoting food and beverages of superior flavour from around the world. The panel of judges is comprised of top chefs and sommeliers from 16 prestigious culinary associations in Europe. The products are blind-tasted, following a systematic approach based on a strict protocol.
Receiving certification of superior taste from a panel of professional taste experts is one more acknowledgement of the high quality of Minerva products.
MINERVA Food Enterprises constantly strives to optimize energy management as part of its environmental policy to reduce the energy footprint of its activity. To achieve this, MINERVA has implemented and is certified to the new energy management systems standard ISO 50001:2018 for its Schimatari and Ioannina sites, by the BM TRADA certification body. The new […]
At the end of 2020, a year full of economic and commercial challenges, Minerva S.A. Edible Oils Enterprises’ sales amounted to €49.6 million. The company has entered a dynamic growth phase, expanding its activities to new food sectors through new acquisitions. More specifically, turnover for the 2020 financial year amounted to €49.6 million, 14.5% of […]
On 2 July the agreement was completed for the transfer of the tomato products sector from ELAIS-Unilever Hellas to MINERVA, including the brand names Pummaro and Pelargos and the tomato processing factory in Gastouni, Ilia. MINERVA welcomes to its family, Pummaro, a leading brand in the tomato product category in Greece, to enhance its presence […]