Eleftherotypia Newspaper: The microphone vibrates and sounds a voice: The winner once again ... Kyklopas.
Editor: ANNA STERGIOU a.stergiou@eleftherotypia.net
The MICROPHONE vibrates and sounds a voice: The winner once again ... Kyklopas. No, this is not a joke, Argyris and Niki Kelidis, the couple from Makri, near Alexandroupolis, are determined to prove to everyone that it is not so much about working hard as about working smart when it comes to producing top quality olive oil and reaping the awards while competing against both Greek and International olive oils.
“No taking short-cuts with quality', is the motto of the Kelidis family, prize-winners whenever they flaunt Kyklopas olive oil on the market and in olive oil competitions contests. Recently they snatched a silver award at a competition in New York, where over 700 olive oils from around the world competed!
Passionate about olive oil and always on the winners' side, Argyris, 67, and Niki, 53, have made it their goal to make the Makri variety of olive known to the whole world. Although a customs officer and a journalist with the local newspaper H Gnomi (The Opinion), olive oil has completely absorbed their lives. So far, they have won 2 Platinum and 5 Gold Award in Greece, 1 Gold in Portugal and a Silver Award in New York.
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