GREECE
AB BASILOPOULOS
With more than 80 years of food history, AB VASILOPOULOS, a member of the “AHOLD DELHAIZE” Group, has more than 320 company-owned stores and 260 franchise stores throughout the country. It meets the needs of its customers with a variety of about 25.000 products, supported by about 2.000 suppliers and more than 14.000 employees.
XALKIADAKIS
XALKIADAKIS SA has been activating in the field of supermarkets since 1980. Today, the company consists of more than 40 stores all over Crete and occupies more than 1.300 employees. Principal goal of the company is the support and promotion of the Cretan products and Cretan nutrition through the stores. Also, in summer of 2004, it managed to become officially the first certified supermarket chain with the quality certification ISO 9001: 2000 and the Food Hygiene and Safety Certification, HACCP, for the overall activities by the Greek Standardization Organization (ELOT).
SYNKA SUPER MARKETS
SYN.KA supermarkets, with a history of 45 years, maintains 37 supermarkets throughout Crete and over 1,200 employees. From 2022 with the participation of Masoutis SA in the company’s share capital, two Greek Supermarket chains created a flexible corporate structure focused on respect for the customer, the strengthening of local producers, investments in new technologies and the provision of innovative services. SYN.KA supermarkets are active in the field of retail and wholesale trade and their turnover for the year 2023 reaches €170 million.
DISCOUNT MARKT – ΕΓΝΑΤΙΑ Α.Ε.
The company EGNATIA SA was founded in 1992 in Thessaloniki and was introduced to the sector of discount supermarkets in 2005. Since then, it is constantly expanding as it already includes more than 76 stores in Northern Greece and occupies over 1.200 people. During this time, it offers to all consumers a great variety in fresh products, superior quality, private label products as well as label ones, always in incomparable reasonable prices.
ROMANIA
DIANA SUPERMARKET
The S/M DIANA chain consists of 66 stores in Romania and sells mainly locally produced products. With its participation in FreshCon Market, it aims to expand its imports of fresh fruits and vegetables from Greece, which according to the owners of the chain are in demand among Romanian consumers.
POLAND
ANECOOP POLSKA
ANECOOP POLSKA was founded in 1993 and consists of a part of ANECOOP GROUP, an organization of Spanish corporates. ANECOOP, a leader in supplying and delivering fresh fruits and vegetables in the European market, comprises of 71 member cooperatives and companies with thousands of associated farmers. Internationally, the group exports to 85 countries. For the year 2020-2021, its sales exceeded 790 million euros. The expansion to the Polish Market contributes to more direct contact with local importers.
SERBIA
GOMEX
GOMEX is a modern retail network focused on consumer goods with the format of neighborhood stores. Specifically, the locations of the stores are designed in an attractive way so that they are in the immediate neighborhood of consumers. The company, which is based in Zrenjanin, was founded in 1995 and now has about 250 stores spread across Serbia. GOMEX has over 2,400 employees. One of the company’s goals is the expansion of its activities and the development of its network of contacts over Serbia.
VEROPOULOS D.O.O
The story of the family firm Veropoulos d.o.o begins in 1880 in Greece and then continuous in Smyrna, the famous Mediterranean trading center, around 1920s where Panagiotis Veropoulos lays the foundation of its trading business.In 1973, in Athens, an old town cinema was transformed into the first Veropoulos supermarket, and after a few months the second in a row opened. From that moment the rise of one of the most successful family-owned companies in Greece begins with stores in Greece, North Macedonia (with 12 stores) and Serbia (with 7 stores).
BULGARIA
MAXIMA ΒULGARIA
MAXIMA ΒULGARIA is a part of MAXIMA GROUP – a Lithuanian company managing successfully over 1000 supermarkets in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, and Poland. With over 17 years of experience in the Bulgarian market with the T- MARKET brand, over 113 supermarkets in approximately 63 locations across the country and 100. 000 clients daily it has become the practical shopping choice for the Bulgarian family. Maxima Bulgaria’s activities include an online shop with the T- MARKET brand for Sofia and Plovdiv.
CYPRUS
STEASA FRUIT MARKET (ATHIAINITIS)
In 2010, “STEASA FRUIT MARKET LTD”* was established with passion and consistency for the consumer, which is housed in the Athienitis Hypermarket. Athienitis is one of the first Hypermarkets to operate in Nicosia, offering the best quality at the lowest prices – and Steasa Fruit Market also operates with this philosophy. More specifically, its philosophy is to combine the passion and care of a family, with the best professional practices of a modern business and thus create values for consumers.
BELLARUS
Fruitreal
Fruitreal has been a leading importer of all kinds’ fresh fruits and vegetables to Belarus more than 25 years. The annual turnover of the company is more than 60 million US dollars. Fruitreal also owns 33 supermarkets in Belarus with the distinctive name Dionis Shop. The company works actively with a lot of manufacturers and suppliers of fresh fruits and vegetables from the entire world. Fruitreal has reliable partners in Greece, and it constantly develops new partnerships. Every week Fruitreal brings to Belarus more than 2000 tons of different fruits and vegetables from all over the world.
Ukraine
FORA CHAIN
Fora is a chain of convenient corner stores, where customers can buy quality FMCG products quickly and in comfortable conditions. In 2024, the number of outlets in the chain is 350 stores and costumers are more than a million daily. Fora stores stock up to 7 000 items of goods, depending on the area of retail space, in about 30 goods categories.
Skopje
Veropoulos
Veropoulos has been present in this market since 1997 with the opening of the first supermarket in Skopje. With its arrival in 1997, it represents one of the largest foreign investments since the independence of the country. With its start of work, Vero introduced a new trend and a different way of shopping in accordance with all European standards and working methods in the retail business. The number of visits of more than 25,000 consumers per day proves it. Our supermarkets offer an assortment of over 35,000 products with guaranteed quality control. Ninety percent of the product range is from domestic suppliers or manufacturers, and ten percent are imported products. Today Veropoulos, after 19 years of existence, is present in this market with 7 supermarkets in Skopje, 2 in Bitola and 2 in Tetovo.
KITGO SUPER MARKETS
The S/M Kitgo chain in Skopje offers products that combine good quality and low prices. Its grocery department is rich in variety and its stores, mainly neighborhood ones, are designed so that consumers have direct access to them. Its primary goal is to expand its activities and its stores in other places as well.
