Frequently Asked Questions

Many clients but also the consumers of our products frequently ask us questions on various subjects they are interested in such as production methods, food quality, olives varieties etc.

If you do have a question you want to ask either for «ARISTON - SELECTED GREEK OLIVE AND VEGETABLE EXPORTER» Company or for the packing of edible olives feel free to contact us.

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How safe are the packings you use?

Where do the seeds, which are packed, come from?

How do you choose your materials for your products?

How safe and nutritional are canned products?

Is there quality guarantee for your products?

How are vegetables controlled?

How are products controlled?

Do products contain preservatives? What reason for?

Where and how long are final products stored before being commercialized?

Do you produce all the products all year long or there are just several seasonal products?

How can I become cooperator- reseller of your products?

Which is the advantage of «ARISTON - SELECTED GREEK OLIVE AND VEGETABLE EXPORTER» Company in comparison to other competitors?


All the packings (tin plate box, glass vase, plastic covers and pet container) are suitable for food according to Food and Drinks Code while all the suppliers of our packings are certified by the corresponding HACCP and ISO standards. Tin plate box and glass vase are considered the most ideal preservation packings for many food categories since they preserve all the necessary vitamins for the proper function and healthiness of human body.

Olive seeds come from all regions of Greece, depending on the name of the variety – olive origin.

All the seeds of the vegetables are a 100% Greek, from the region of Pieria as well as from different regions of Greek Macedonia.

We give great importance in the selection of our vegetables since we believe that the most important thing in healthy food, which is not submitted in chemical processings and additional preservatives, is the high quality. For this reason, we ourselves choose the seeds we pack by daily visiting the producers of these materials without mediators and traders.

Thermal processing- pasteurization procedure in which food is submitted in these packings (tin plate boxes (can) or glass vase), without adding chemical preservatives, assures the elimination of all pathogenic microorganisms which are found in the environment and may cause denaturation of the product.

Thermal processing, in which «ARISTON - SELECTED GREEK OLIVE AND VEGETABLE EXPORTER» pasteurized food is submitted to, is mild since the product is already preserved in salt water. This consequently helps the product preserve all the nutritional elements. For this reason, the products are considered not only safe but also of high food and nutritional value.

Since 2009 when the new installations were founded, our company has been certified with Food Safety Management System HACCP and EN ISO 22000:2005 in the field of Processing of Edible Olives and Vegetables in Salt Water.

After their collection, the vegetables are submitted to many controls such as macroscopic controls for the detection of external deficiencies, organoleptic controls for the good taste and flavor and chemical controls of course for the detection of pesticide traces.

According to the new food safety system our company established (EN ISO 22000:2005), our products are controlled with samples and with specific methods before being commercialized.

In several products natural preservatives are used, which are acceptable though by Food and Drink Code of Greece and European Union.

Ready products are stored in a special storehouse. Storage of course, follows the general rules of quality management system ISO 22000:2005.
However, according to our company’s principles the products are commercialized soon after their production and this is succeeded due to our proper equipment and storage management methods we apply.

By using the proper methods for vegetables storage, we have the opportunity to produce all our products all year long.

If you wish to join the cooperators network of our company (sales, traders, domestic or exterior transporters, super market, food stores etc.) feel free to contact us.

  • Our scientific knowledge in food technology
  • Our 20-year experience in food industry
  • Our emphasis on the selection of Greek seeds, which we process and standardize in our modern installations

All the above assure that: Our products follow hygiene rules, are of excellent quality, tasty and safe for consumption. Because «ARISTON - SELECTED GREEK OLIVE AND VEGETABLE EXPORTER» is a byword for…. excellent quality!