OUR HISTORY - Kaloudakis - Patisserie

The company was founded in the beginning of 1978 under the denomination KALOUDAKIS MINAS, when Minas Kaloudakis takes over the representation of the German company PFANNI HELLAS and the distribution of its products (dehydrated culinary products: potato purée, croquettes, broths, soups etc.) for the four prefectures of the Cretan hôtelière market, for which the specific products were destined. The quality of its products on the one hand, as well as the personality of the owner on the other hand, result in the continuous increase of sales and the overall progress of the company since the very beginning of its creation.

The company enters the market of patisserie and bakery artisanship not before September of the same year, when it begins to represent the confectionery company SIBEL, which produces the famous “Kotzak” lollipops and almond dragées. The collaboration with the chocolate factory OSCAR, existing until today, follows. Since then, daily and direct contact with the clientele of this market has highlighted problems and shortcomings in the day-to-day supply of its stores, which up to that time was taking place from Athens.

For this exact reason Mr. Kaloudakis seeks to find new collaborations from all over the Greek region in order to expand the company’s range of products. The sequel is startling since the list of delegations undertaken by the company increases with the time since then. Some of the biggest companies in the field, such as SUGART SALAGIANNIS ATHANASIOS D. (Cake Decorations), KON ROL (Wafers factory) and FOKAS PACKAGING SA (Paper boxes factory), are added by chronological order.

In 1983, our collaboration with ‘SEFCO’ – afterwards SEFCO ZEELANDIA – was the milestone, as it comes to give prestige and complete our company’s range of raw materials. Another important moment for our company’s progress is the cooperation with POLIN PAPAKYRIAZIS D. SA, in 1987, an important name in the field of professional equipment regarding the modern patisseries, bakery and catering laboratory facilities.

Apart from the companies we represent over the years, we have collaborated with many manufacturing or importing companies. Among our 250 up today cooperations, some of our closest partners for the Cretan market are the following: S. TZANIDIS SA (Imports of raw materials), ASTIR SA (Chocolate factory), HATZIYIANNAKIS SA (Dragées factory), ION (Chocolate factory), P. BADOUNAS (Nuts imports), SANITAS SA (Professional Catering Equipment), ALKI LTD (Chocolate Factory), ASOPOS MILLS SA (Flour Mills), KARDASIS (Cake Decorations), DK GROUP (Plastic dessert packagings), SUGARTIA (Sugar Imports), VERINO SA (Spirits production), FALCON SA (Glucose – Food Additives), ELTON SA (Food Additives – Foodstuffs), SUGARWORLD LTD (Pastry decoratives imports), A&G PAPER SA (Papermaking), ASTOR (Chocolate Factory), THALASSINOS SA (Aluminum Factory), STAROMCO OE (Fragrances), MST TASTSIAN SA (PET containers), GMS GAVRILIS (Manufacture of aluminum utensils), ERY CANDLES (Waxwork), VARAKLAS BROS (Beekeeping), SCO SA (Food Industry), SIDERIS CHARALAMPOS (Fillo artisanship), LIAPIS EE (Fillo artisanship), ML STEVIA HELLAS IKE (Stevia rebaudiana import).