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1st award at the 5th Label’s Competition of “Greek Label Awards 2019”, for the innovative appearance of 500 ml glass bottle of Organic EVOO 0.2.
Grand Prestige Gold award in Jerusalem Israel on June 2019 for high quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO MESSARA 0.2
Gold award for Early Harvested Extra Virgin Olive Oil at OLYMPIA HEALTH & NUTRITION awards.
Award Gran Prestige Gold in EXPOFOOD Russia for Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO MESSARA 0.2
Silver award for Early Harvested Extra Virgin Olive Oil at OLYMPIA HEALTH & NUTRITION awards.
Award Gran Prestige Gold in Jerusalem Israel for Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO MESSARA 0.2
Award Best Packaging Design in Jerusalem Israel for Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO MESSARA 0.2
Award Prestige Gold in Jerusalem Israel for Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Organic 0.2
Silver Elea Award at 4th Cretan Olive Oil Competition 2018 for Biological Extra Virgin Olive Oil “Organic 0.2”.
Honorary Distinction Award at 4th Cretan Olive Oil Competition 2018 for Extra Virgin Olive Oil “P.D.O. Messara 0.2”.
First award Best of Crete in Jerusalem Israel Terraolivo 2017 for Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO MESSARA 0.2.
First award Prestige Gold in Jerusalem Israel for Delicatessen Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Lemon.
First award Prestige Gold in Jerusalem Israel for Delicatessen Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Oregano.
First award Prestige Gold in Jerusalem Israel Terraolivo 2017 for Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Organic 0.2.
First award Prestige Gold in Jerusalem Israel for Delicatessen Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Rosemary.
First award Gran Prestige Gold in Jerusalem Israel for Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO MESSARA 0.2.
New gold award for Critida’s SA Early Harvested Extra Virgin Olive Oil at OLYMPIA HEALTH & NUTRITION awards, the ceremony was held on 11.05.2017, in the Old Parliament building in Athens.
Golden Elea Award in Cretan Olive Oil Competition 2017 for Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil “Organic 0.2”.
1st award at the 4th Label’s Competition of “Gold Label Awards 2017” in Athens, for our new innovative appearance of 500 ml Ceramic bottle of XTRA 0.2 PDO MESSARA.
Second award at Terraolivo 2016 that took place in Jerusalem-Israel, for best packaging & design of ceramic bottle Exta Virgin Olive Oil “PDO MESSARA”.
Terraolivo Jerusalem-Israel 2016 Prestige Gold award for Extra Virgin Olive oil with Oregano.
Terraolivo Jerusalem-Israel 2016 Gold award for Delicatessen Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Thyme.
Terraolivo Jerusalem-Israel 2016 Gold award for Delicatessen Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Rosemary.
Golden Elea Award in Cretan Olive Oil Competition 2016 for Extra Virgin Olive Oil “DROP OG GODS”.
Golden Elea Award in Cretan Olive Oil Competition 2016 for Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil “EVOLGIA”.
First award on April 2015 in Prague for the excellent quality of our extra virgin olive oil.
First award on April 2015 in Prague for the excellent quality of our olive oil with paprika.
First award «Zlata Salima» on February 2014 in Czech Republic for the quality of P.D.O Sitia.
Second award in Elaiotexnia 2008 for the quality of Extra Virgin and Biological olive oil.
Third award in Elaiotexnia 2008 for the innovative packaging of the ceramic bottle.
CRITIDA S.A. is a family business in Crete (since 1912) , Greece, with four generations of experience in producing high quality and award winning extra virgin olive oil. It was founded in Iraklion Crete, in order to standardize and trade in olive oil. It is specialized in trading in two categories of standardized olive oil: extra virgin and biological. It also produces and trades olive paste, olives and Delicatessen products, which combine the extra virgin olive oil with traditional Cretan herbs such as, thyme, rosemary, garlic and paprika flavor. All of our company’s products are tested for their quality by highly qualified personnel, in accordance with the international and European standards.
Critida S.A. is certified by DIO on the standardization and marketing of organic olive oil since 1999 and has been awarded many times for its products from domestic and international agencies. It has also developed a significant export business to international markets such as Germany, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and Japan and participates annually in food and beverage fairs in Greece and abroad.
The company’s premises are close to Iraklion city and they fulfil the strict EU -specifications concerning food and drinks. In its longtime operation, CRITIDA S.A. has achieved a remarkable structure, which includes stainless steel storage tanks with a capacity of 500 tons of oil and modern facilities for the standardization of olive oil.
All these years in CRITIDA S.A. we have managed to combine perfectly the enterprising spirit and innovation with the standardization of olive oil. Through the planning and the implementation of a complete business plan, we exploited the new technologies and created the ideal conditions for the standardization of our agricultural products.
Our vision is to continue to export our products to the existing markets and expand our export activities to new ones. Our participation in international food and beverage fairs is an integral part of this vision. We want under continuous supervision to improve the quality of our products and to customize them according to market requirements. This can be achieved through our effort to innovate at all levels, from the production process and marketing to sales channels and management.
Our goal is our company to become a model production unit for Greek olive oil standardization companies and consolidate its position in the domestic and international market of olive oil.
The quality of our products, the continuous research for improvement, the respect for the consumer and the environment and our contribution to the society, through charities are the basic principles and values, which rule the successful course of our Cooperative.
The company’s facilities are located near Heraklion and meet strict EU standards for food and beverages. In long mode, the Critida SA has achieved a remarkable infrastructure, which includes stainless steel tanks storage capability of 500 tonnes of oil and modern oil installations standardization.
Dear Partners, Our company Bio Cretan Olive Oil Ltd ‘’Critida’’ would like to wish you a Happy Easter, health, love and all the success in your professional & personal life. All the best!
Read full story »Our company participated in PRODEXPO RUSSIA 2019 & ANUGA 2019. The company is participating in the programme ‘’WE venture abroad’’ which aims to enhance the international profile of export-oriented SMEs.
Read full story »Dear Partners, We wish you Merry Christmas & a happy new year!
Read full story »5th Label’s Competition, ‘’Greek Label Awards 2019’’ The innovative appearance of our New 500 ml glass bottle of Organic EVOO 0.2 has won the 1st award at the 5th Label’s Competition of “Greek Label Awards 2019”, that took place in Athens, on November 2019....
Read full story »Our company Bio Cretan Olive Oil Ltd ‘’Critida’’ will participate in “Anuga Fair 2019”, which will take place in Cologne Germany at the Cologne Exhibition Centre at 05-09 October 2019. We await you at Hall 2.1, Stand No D-014. Download the invitation here
Read full story »Dear Partners, Our company Bio Cretan Olive Oil Ltd ‘’Critida’’ would like to wish you a Happy Easter, health, love and all the success in your professional & personal life. All the best!
Read full story »Dear Partners, We wish you Merry Christmas & a happy new year!
Read full story »Dear Partners, Our company Bio Cretan Olive Oil Ltd ‘’Critida’’ would like to wish you a Happy Easter, health, love and all the success in your professional & personal life. All the best!
Read full story »(GR) Θα θέλαμε να σας ευχηθούμε Χρόνια Πολλά & Καλή Χρονιά.
Read full story »(GR) Συνημμένα θα βρείτε τα νέα πιστοποιητικά ανάλυσης έξτρα παρθένου ελαιόλαδου για την Bio Cretan Olive Oil Ltd ‘’Critida’’
Read full story »Critida SA for one more year won most of the prizes awarded for our country at the Terraolivo 2017 international competition which held in Israel. Read below the honorary distinctions associated with our award-winning products. PDO Messara 0.2 Terraolivo Jerusalem-Israel 2017 Best...
Read full story »Our company Bio Cretan Olive Oil Ltd ‘’Critida’’ will participate in “Anuga Fair 2017”, which will take place in Cologne Germany at the Cologne Exhibition Centre at 07-11 October 2017. We await you at Hall 11.2, Stand No G-036. Download the invitation here
Read full story »Critida SA once again won a gold prize for its early harvested extra virgin olive oil. The ceremony for the OLYMPIA HEALTH & NUTRITION awards was held on 11.05.2017 in the Old Parliament building in Athens. For 4th consecutive generation Mr. Andreadakis Georgios, founder...
Read full story »Dear Partners, we would like to inform you that our company will be closed for summer holidays between 11/8 – 17/8. Critida’s team wish you happy summer holidays.
Read full story »Dear Partners, Our company Critida SA would like to wish you a Happy Easter, health, love and all the success in your professional & personal life. All the best!
Read full story »Dear Partners, We would like to inform you that our company will be closed on December 26st .
Read full story »(GR) Νέο Πιστοποιητικό Ανάλυσης ελαιολάδου για την Critida SA από το Εθνικό & Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Read full story »New season for CRITIDA SA, new design for our products. CRITIDA SA proudly presents the new packaging of XTRA 0.2 PDO MESSARA at Standard Ceramic 500ml. It is a luxury, ceramic bottle which is resistant to environmental temperature changes thereby maintaining...
Read full story »New certificate of analysis of extra virgin olive oil for Critida SA from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.The results indicating that our extra virgin olive oil has nutritional elements that can protect your heart and your health.
Read full story »The extra virgin olive oils of Koroneiki variety originating from our olive groves in the island of Crete, stand out, according to the latest chemical analysis from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as they have the highest concentrations in oleocanthal and oleacein....
Read full story »We would like to inform you that our company Critida SA will be closed for summer holidays from 10 until 17 August.
Read full story »Company’s balance sheet publication for use 2014.
Read full story »New certificate of analysis of organic extra virgin olive oil for Critida SA from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.The results indicate that our organic extra virgin olive oil has beneficial effects on people’s health.
Read full story »Critida S.A will participate in “Anuga Fair 2015”, which will take place in Cologne Germany at the Cologne Exhibition Centre at 10-14 October 2015. We await you at Hall 5.1, Stand No A-033. Download the invitation here
Read full story »Interview of Giannis Andreadakis in newspaper “Έξυπνο Χρήμα” on 26/10/2013:
Read full story »Critida S.A will participate in “Anuga Fair 2013”, which will take place in Cologne Germany at the Cologne Exhibition Centre at 5-9 October 2013. We await you at Hall 10.2 Stand I-023.
Read full story »Hippocrates and other doctors of the ancient world used olive oil in treating their patients. Modern scientific research has now proved its beneficial properties. Scientists discovered that the low percentage of deaths from heart disease among the inhabitants of rural areas in Crete was...
Read full story »As scientists tell us, the exact place where the olive tree sprung for the first time is the greater Mediterranean Basin. The first cultivation of the olive tree worldwide took place in Greece, and more specific in Crete. This happened about 3500 BC in...
Read full story »Crete is a unique island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the southern most part of Europe and is a place blessed by God and nature. There are many of plants and herbs, thousand of flowers and trees decorate the natural environment. The most...
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