Avakian Ltd is a wholesaler that specialises in the manufacturing of dried nuts and fruits. The company has become a leading brand in the packaging and distribution of its products.
History
Avakian SA was founded in the 1950s in Northern Greece by Mr Daniel Avakian. His vision was to create a leading wholesaler whilst maintaining a family culture. The company’s reputation is built on its commitment for sustaining high quality products but also strong relationships with our retailers.
The company maintained its family culture. It is currently run by the founder’s successors Peter, Xatzikos, Sophia, and Stephanos. The company uses a flat organisational structure that allows her to be agile and respond to the market’s trends. We are passionate about the taste, freshness and satisfaction of our retailers. We are keen to learn and improve what we do by getting feedback.
Our Process
The company uses the latest technology. It undertakes frequent and meticulous quality controls to ensure that packaging and distribution standards are met. Our close working relationship with retailers and final customers contributed to our growing network. At present, the company serves over 300 retailers and the number is growing. Our delivery network covers Greece, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy and other European countries.
5000
Happy Clients
17000
Hours of Work
200
Products
70
Years of Experience
CORPORATE VALUES
Our corporate values are our guiding principles in all decisions we make and have directly contributed to the development and fulfilment of our corporate objectives. We believe that we cannot remain competitive in the market when our ways of trading do not remain consistent with our corporate values. We develop partnerships with local producers who share our corporate values, and which are: integrity, effort towards the making of continuous improvements, achieving customer value, and demonstrating corporate social responsibility.
Integrity
Sincerity, honesty and ethical behaviour are the corporate principles which define our business activities. Corporate partnerships must be driven by credibility and transparency. We endeavour to find mutual solutions and alleviate differences that can distract trading practices.
Continuous Improvement
Our competitive advantage is resulting from improvements in our operational activities. We learn from mistakes and we do not become complacent in our successes. We remain competitive by making ongoing improvements. We are honest about what we must do to change. Our goal is to continuously enhance our methods of workings Our goal is to create new conditions for success and growth.
Customer Value
We become competitive when our customers are satisfied with the quality of the products as well as the service we offer. Our goal is to reengineer our business functions so that customers enjoy an added-value product. Added-value is achieved through competitive prices, product quality and continuous improvements in our production and packaging. Business transactions are not just a timely selling activity but rather a long-term partnership. Having honesty and respect for our customers is a precondition to our success.
Corporate social responsibility
We contribute to the wider social community/environment in which we operate and which requires demonstrating awareness of corporate social responsibility. Our goal is to contribute to society through the protection of the environment and with minimizing waste as well as pollution. A large part of the packaging of our products is done entirely from recyclable materials. We are committed to sustainable development of the environment and this is part of our corporate social responsibility strategy.
MISSION STATEMENT
We are committed to serving our customers’ needs and achieve satisfaction that will create brand loyalty
Our core aim is to sustain our expertise and reputation through the advancement of new methods of working.
Our people embody the most important intangible resource and we seek to invest in the development of skills that will allow the company to grow.
We can only remain competitive when we generate added-value for our consumers.
Our mission is to grow and sustain our leading position in the dried nuts and fruits market throughout Europe.
PRODUCTION CHAIN
Avakian Ltd is a wholesaler of dried nuts and fruits. We work in partnership with growers from which we source our products.
Production
Our production methods involve all the stages of processing the dried nuts before they can become the final product that is ready for consumption. Stages in our production chain include salting and roasting. Our packaging methods ensure that the freshness, taste and presentation of our products will meet the most demanding consumers.
Delivery
Our delivery of the products takes place through a distribution network that covers our retailers whether they are located in Greece but also abroad. Our distribution network is designed so that we can swiftly respond to the incoming orders. Our relationship with retailers is also designed in a way that we can ensure that can accurately anticipate fluctuations in the volume of orders we process.
Satisfaction
We are able to deliver our products quickly, ensuring that the quality standards are met. Our final customers remain satisfied with our products because we have strong infrastructure in our methods of production and distribution.
Quality
Quality is our utmost concern and we are passionate about the products we deliver to our customers.