Peza Union Information

COMPANY PRESENTATION The Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Peza is located in the Prefecture of Heraklion Crete, at the Municipality of Nikos Kazantzakis. Its basic products are wine and olive oil. PEZA UNION constitutes a model organization at the agro-cooperative area since 1933. PEZA UNION. A name which has been identified with life relations with the consumer, the environment, the rural raw materials and the producer himself. Features such as quality, tradition, reliability, healthy diet, prosperity, progress are the basic principles of PEZA UNION. Life relations with the producer himself: By absorbing the raw material from the producers, the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Peza ensures a descent income for them and their families encouraging them not to abandon the land that they love and care for. It is important to mention that PEZA UNION produces wine from 15.0000 tones of wine grapes yearly while at the 2 private oil factories 6.000 tones of olives are grinded. The bottling of olive oil reaches the 2.000 tones while of wine the 8.000 tones every year. The innovative package Tetra Pak exceeded 4.000 tones in wine and olive oil last year. PEZA UNION owns 10.000sq.m. of storage area, for the distribution of its products in 3 centers of handling final products, which are strategically placed around the state, and also a fleet of tracks which consists of 28 vehicles. The number of employees of PEZA UNION is 130.