VISITUS - Food Business Gulf & Middle East

32DAIRY PRODUCTSChristis Dairies Ltd started in 1961 asmilk pasteurization and bottlingcompany. At that early period all milkproduce came from the company's own farms.During the 40 years that followed, Christisapplied revolutionary high capacity productionmethods, adopted state-of-the-art packagingdevelopments and was pioneer in supplying themarket with the widest range of quality dairyproducts, ever produced in Cyprus.The real landmark in the company's growth,came in 1974, when Christis expanded itsproduction capacity and added the cheeseproduction section taking full advantage of theincreased demand for dairy productscombined with the abundance of milkproduced in Cyprus. By 1985 Christis Dairiesmoved to a newly built high capacity modernCHRISTIS: AUNIQUE CHOICEAND SUPERIORQUALITYfactory in Ayios Athanasios Industrial Area inLimassol. Since then, the factory has beendeveloping and expanding continuously andtoday is one of the most advanced dairy plantsin the whole region.In 1999, a new ultra modern cheeseproduction unit was built with exceptionallyhigh specifications.In the ideal production environment a widevariety of quality cheese products areproduced. Their consistent quality and excellentflavor have won fanatical friends in both localand international markets.The brand name Christis is todayconsidered as the best guarantee forconsumers who appreciate superior qualityand delightful taste.Christis Dairies Ltd was the first foodmanufacturing company in Cyprus to becertified with the ISO 9002 certificate (1997).Strict quality controls are applied at every stageof selection, production, packaging anddelivery. It is worth noticing that the ISO 9002procedures are applied vertically covering allproducts, vehicle and equipments, distributionnetwork and customer service. A process thatguarantees to an absolute degree the quality ofthe product that reaches the consumer.The leading exporting companyof Dairy ProductsChristis Dairies Ltd exports its dairy productssuccessfully to countries like Saudi Arabia,Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, UK, USA, Lebanon,Greece and Sweden.Having received twice the “EuropeanExports Award” by the 'Cyprus Employers andIndustrialist's Federation” the company nowenjoys more than 55% share of the total dairyproducts exports of Cyprus.KefalogravieraKefalograviera is a traditional hard cheeseFOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2012