Kretes
~beloved products~
Kretes Olive Oil was originally started in 2014 by the Tzanakis and Skounakis family.
The Olive Oil Kretes is a family-run incorporated business, which distributes to, and services the West Cretan consumer with the finest quality fresh Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oils. We are a Cretan business, with Mediterranean roots, based in the Kissamos area in Chania.
We have been a kitchen staple in homes of families across Chania for over 75 years and we maintain our traditional origins by making sure that the production process and our commitment to quality are never sacrificed.
Our current owners, Nikos Tzanakis and Michael Skounakis, are 5th generation farmers who are committed to growing and producing only the finest Extra Virgin Olive Oil available in Crete.
We are dedicated to providing our customers and growers a range of exceptional services and options, unmatched by any other Olive Oil producer in Crete. .
All of our handmade olive oils are produced using Cretan grown olives, milled at the peak of perfection. Our quality milling process involves a 3.5 Ton/hr Amenduni Mill in which we use to mill our olives. We also offer contracts to local growers as a custom milling and bottling facility.
Offering mouth-watering and consistent quality olive oils to our customers has always been our number one standard and upholding the traditions that have laid the foundation for us is something that we will continue to take pride in.
In Kretes our primary goal is to achieve an excellent taste and quality product through our rich history and tradition. Our products are aiming to spread worldwide Cretan culture, through the taste of our products and the communication with the rich Cretan heritage they provide.
Our focus is providing FRESH Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oils from both hemispheres and a selection of premium quality. Offering oils from both hemispheres allows us to feature the finest examples of fresh olive oil varietals throughout the year.
Our producers and suppliers embrace the production of fine olive oils, and respect the tradition and legacy of their region's culture and history. We do not carry just any olive oil we could find. There are too many of those around. All our Olive Oils are carefully sourced from “old world” and "new world" olive groves in the following regions:
- Central Europe
- Sweden
- China
Safety Assurance
All production phases are controlled by a rigorous and strict quality system, which is based on HACCP principles (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
- Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, fiber, and reclamation. Our farmers follow agronomic guidelines and all actions are recorded in a "farming diary". That way we are sure that no unauthorized chemicals are used and that all applications are according to the highest standards of safety. This is confirmed by chemical analysis of the olives, the produced oil and by audits throughout the year.
- The Kretes mill and bottling plant are certified for oil production and we pride ourselves on being a plasticizer-free factory. A plasticizer is a substance (typically a solvent) added to a synthetic resin to promote plasticity, flexibility and reduce brittleness. In many factories around the world, plasticizers can be found in plastic tubes and equipment; however, medical research has shown plasticizers to be highly carcinogenic. No plastic materials ever come in contact with Terra Creta’s olive oil as it could contaminate the oil. We recommend to our consumers that they never purchase olive oil supplied in plastic containers.
Our oil is also tested to be free from
- Heavy Metals
- PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) that traces environmental contamination from combustion engines, i.e. Cars)
- Dioxins
- Halogenic Solvents
