We ensure the highest quality of our products in every area and all the time, so that consumers can enjoy the best products from southern Europe. From obtaining the best raw materials through all stages of production.
Our concern for the highest quality also results from the belief that our customers deserve the best and continuous improvement is a key factor in the long-term success of our products on the market.
Our pastas are made of 100% semolina obtained from carefully selected durum wheat grains (Latin: Triticum durum), which is the best quality among the cultivated varieties of this grain.
Unlike “white” wheat, durum wheat, also called pasta wheat, is characterized by a very hard, glassy grain with amber-golden endosperm, which allows the pasta to retain its al dente structure and wonderful golden color.
They are also rich in vitamins and minerals necessary for proper functioning of the body.
The first academy of its kind. At Melissa we believe in young farmers and the significant work that they can offer this country. However, we believe that with our help they can achieve even more. That is why we created the WHEAT ACADEMY. An academy for all wheat producers. An academy that aims to provide theoretical knowledge in the classroom but also practical experience in the field. Because this will improve the quality and reduce the production costs of durum wheat.
The training program is designed in collaboration with the American Farm School of Thessaloniki and consists of a series of 5 seminars, in which the following topics are developed, taught and analysed:
The seminars focus on sound agricultural practices regarding agricultural machinery and the sound use of fertilizers and pesticides. Namely, all the tools and methods that must be properly utilized to get the results we want with regards to the quantity and quality of production, while protecting the environment from harmful consequences.
Important part is training to avoid wasting valuable resources, such as water.
Continuous partnership with Melissa
Melissa, as the largest buyer of durum wheat in Greece, needs more than 80,000 tons each year, so we started and established the contract farming program in 2013. Our goal was to create long-term partnerships with producers, to discover ways together to improve product quality, increase production, and reduce costs. And that is something we have achieved, and continue to achieve daily, through our continuous direct contact with producers and from in person assessments we execute per each field.
The numbers prove the success of our venture. In the first year 112 160 farmers participated in the program with 1100 hectares, while in 2020 there were 915 660 farmers participating, with an area of about 7000 hectares.
Multiple benefits for each producer
We ensure a guaranteed minimum price. We add a premium to the price through an additional bonus, if the quality exceeds standard specifications. We provide producers with the option of locking in the price at any time they choose, but no later than mid-November of each year. We provide contracted producers with the option of joining the contract farming funding programs with a cooperating Bank.
Farming consulting program
In addition to the above, we enable contracted producers to benefit from the farming consulting program provided in partnership with the American Farm School of Thessaloniki. At the same time, scientific partners of the program provide free cultivation advice to producers after visiting their fields.
Furthermore, each year 30 contracted producers attend a series of free seminars organized by the American Farm School’s adult education department on cultivation issues: precision agriculture, climate change, the new CAP, edaphology, diseases, plant protection, etc.
Producer obligations
Cultivating at his own expense one of the durum wheat varieties proposed by Melissa. Using certified seed and performing soil analyses on the plots included in the program, producer delivers the quantity to us immediately after harvest. The production must also meet the required quality specifications. He always keeps a log of tasks and cultivation care.
The history of the olive tree in Europe has its origins in Greece and dates back to the third millennium BC. It appeared on the rest of the old continent only thanks to the Romans, who spread olive cultivation throughout their empire, including Spain and France. Maybe thanks to such a long tradition, Greek olives are so tasty, plump and juicy. Our offer includes excellent green Chalkidiki and Amfissa olives in a cylindrical-conical shape with many filling options. Black olives and the world-famous, dark purple Kalamata olives, which are the noblest Greek variety of this delicacy. Both Amfissa and Kalamata enjoy protection of the designation of origin (PDO), the most prestigious distinction that only a product of great quality can receive.
To create the highest quality olive oil, many conditions must be met. Healthy fruit harvested at the right time directly from the trees, appropriate transport, careful selection and quick pressing in a hygienic environment. This is how we obtain the highest quality Extra Virgin and Pomace oils with an original, delicate taste.
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