Company
A family meat industry in Akrotiri, Chania, since 1988.
Who we are
Paterakis S.A. draws on the Cretan land and its traditional recipes. Its products keep the character of home cooking: no unnecessary additives, and attention to every detail.
Being a family company is not simply our identity. It is the reason we keep complete control over every stage of production. From the careful selection of the raw material to the final standardisation, everything runs to strict procedures and constant checks.
Our facilities are new and fully renovated. In them we run the FSSC 22000, HACCP and ISO 22000 quality and food safety management systems, which hold every stage of production to a high standard. Our scientific and technical staff are fully trained, and we invest daily in knowledge, development and innovation. Our products contain no gluten, and the emphasis stays on quality, safety and flavour.
Consistency, care and responsibility have earned us the trust of consumers, and the aim has not changed: to give every family products with flavour, quality and a character of their own.
Our mission
We make products that earn their place on your table. We choose raw materials against strict criteria, and quality and safety are not open to negotiation. We check, we certify, we keep improving, because consistency is built by actions. We leave nothing to chance: whatever carries our name speaks for us.
Our vision
We want the flavours we grew up with to stay alive. Cretan tradition and modern technical expertise sit behind every product we make. The raw materials are certified, the recipes are clean and contain no gluten, and each product keeps the character it has always had. Flavour, and quality that does not vary, are what set them apart.
Our history
For more than 38 years, consumers’ needs and requirements have been our priority.
The family’s activity begins in 1965, with the founding in Sternes, Akrotiri of one of the first pig farms in the Chania prefecture, as Nikos Paterakis’ sole proprietorship. The company itself was founded in 1988 and is one of the oldest and most pioneering companies in Chania.
1965
One of the first pig farms in the Chania prefecture, with a capacity of 70 sows, is founded as the sole proprietorship of Nikos Paterakis.
1972
The pig farm is modernized. Sheep and goat production is also added.
1977
A retail store for meat and related products is established in Sternes, Chania.
1988
Pateraki Agro-Farming General Enterprises Company is founded in the continuation of the individual company Paterakis Nikos.
1993
Our company acquires the original meat processing facilities and also starts importing from Europe.
1998
The extension and modernization of Paterakis S.A.’s installations in Sternes, Akrotiri were approved, creating the infrastructure for its next business steps. A 550 m² warehouse was purchased in the BIOPA area of Chania and fitted out with refrigerators and freezers. An individual company for international road haulage was also established.
1999
A93 veterinary approval number for facility is assigned to the company for cutting and processing meat and producing meat products. The company “Trofoeisagogiki” is established to serve customers’ needs in frozen products.
2000
Veterinary approval number F37 of the cold store installation. The company Paterakis Pantelis is founded and the 4 truck refrigerators are purchased.
2001
The company launches the first preparation in the form of catering on the market.
2005
The veterinary number PE 75 for the cutting plant for boning of fresh meat production is approved in order to prepare products from chicken and freezing chicken products. The company was certified under the HACCP quality assurance system, per ELOT 1416, by QS ZURICH S.A. The company created the new “Paterakis family” products, and they were launched in supermarket chains.
2006
The company creates a range of traditional products “Paterakis Cretan products”.
2017
The company created new products named “The Cretan products”. The company was certified under the FSSC 22000 scheme by Q-FOOD SAFE. The company renewed its ISO 22000:2005 certification with Quality Service.
Certifications
We test, certify and keep improving. Our plants operate under international food quality and safety standards.
FSSC 22000
ISO 22000
HACCP
HALAL
EcoVadis
Awards
- 2025International Taste Institute — Superior Taste Award
- 2022Cretan Taste Awards — Gold
- 2022Cretan Taste Awards — Silver
EU approval numbers
Each number covers a different activity of the plant.
- GR F 37 E.C.
- GR PE 75 E.C.
- GR A 93 E.C.
- GR IMP 343 E.C.
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