It's nowadays common knowledge that Olive Oil holds a pivotal place in a balanced everyday diet. The milestone of the Mediterranean diet, originating from the birthplace of the western culture: Olive Oil from Greece.

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Our Olive Oil Assortment

We're offering Greek Olive Oil sourced across the country, nevertheless but we're specialising in Extra Virgin Olive Oil’s with a Geographical Indication. Nevertheless, Cretan olive oil is special for us, particularly the P.G.I. Chania olive oil since our facility is located in Kissamos, Chania.

Why Geographical Indication? ​
Each region's specific microclimate (humidity, amount of sunshine, annual temperatures proifile), altitude and soil type along with the local traditional harvesting methods are combined to produce extra virgin olive oil of unique physical chemical and organoleptic attributes. Even if the olive variety grown is the same.​

Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oils are particularly aromatic, with mild herbal tones and a delicate peppery​ Finish. But it is the varying intensities of their aroma ("fruity") and taste ("bitter" & "pungent") characteristics, and most profoundly the balance between them ("harmony") that makes each​ region's EVOO so unique.​

The geographical indications are official European Union certifications. As such, they are the best​ proof available of an olive oil's originality and high quality.​

Greek Olive Oil

P.G.I. Chania Kritis

P.D.O. Sitia-Lasithiou-Kritis

P.D.O. Kolymvari Hanion Kritis

P.D.O. Kalamata

P.G.I. Lakonia

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The Production

Mediterra Food is sister company and the exports branch of the Renieris Estate in Western Crete, a 3rd generation olive oil family company. Renieris is one of the very few vertically integrated olive oil companies with it's own olive mill, storage, packaging and refinery facilities. Our olive oil is being exported to all the major markets around the world.

Oil Mill & Storage​

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Renieris olive mill processes the olives of local farmers. This proximity with the olive groves is reassuring pressing within the same day and, in turn, top olive oil quality. The mill’s annual capacity is 3000 tn. The produced olive oil, but also premium PGI and PDO olive oils sourced from other regions in Greece, are stored in the owned state-of-the-art tank park of 6000 tn.

Bottling​

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​Renieris bottling facility was renovated and expanded in 2016 to cover a total area of 8000 m2. It is one of the largest such facilities in Greece. The current production capacity is 10.000 bottles per hour / 1000 canisters per hour, while a wide variety of bottle/canister types, sizes and shapes can be processed.​

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The entire production process (bottling, packaging) is certified according to IFS Food, ISO 22000 2005 and organic standards.​ The facility operates an in-house analytical laboratory, fully equipped and IOC recognised, to carry out the meticulous chemical analyses required for our top quality olive oil.​ In addition, each motherlot of our stock is undergoing a full physical chemical analyses as well as sensory analyses in accredited European laboratories such as Eurofins, D.O.P. and more.

Oil Refinery​

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Since July 2018 and after a year's efforts to build and finely adjust, Renieris Olive Oil company operates the first and most advanced oil refinery in Crete. We are able to produce up to 8000 tn of refined olive oil per year. This high throughput and technologically advanced machinery offers a significant cost advantage and a price competitive end product. The large amounts of crude olive pomace oil produced in Crete need no longer be transported to the mainland and can be directly processed on the island.