{"id":4394,"date":"2025-09-04T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmg.iloveit.gr\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:06:00","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/company\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4394\" class=\"elementor elementor-4394 elementor-771\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d25f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b1d25f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd70921 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd70921\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a2ad7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75a2ad7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1b223 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af1b223\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5a6e7 breathing-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf5a6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Grape.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Grape.png 401w, https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Grape-275x300.png 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7382e1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7382e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972c47d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"972c47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ioannis Mitsis, a lover of good food (ofto, klefiko, souvla etc.) and good wine (mavro, sterko, moschato, ambelisimo etc.), always got his wine from friends and relatives who were producers from the nearby traditional \u201cwine villages\u201d of Gerakies, Polystipos, Kannavia, Pitsilia, Marathasa, and others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a78ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0a78ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef849b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef849b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287980d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"287980d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1014\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/din_00681.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3366\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/din_00681.webp 960w, https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/din_00681-300x246.webp 300w, https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/din_00681-768x630.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f6a05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8f6a05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f1413 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8f1413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An old authentic story (from yesterday to today)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d2f32 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2d2f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Around 1960 in Cyprus, Grandfather Giannis\u2019 friend, Tilemachos, who came from Marathasa, was hosted in the prosperous village of Zodia, where Giannis lived. Tilemachos went from door to door selling wine from his small barrels, measured out by the\u00a0karto\u00a0(demijohn). But that year, he had brought more wine than the villagers wished to buy. Unable to sell it and already struggling financially, he became deeply worried.<br \/><br \/>As Christmas approached and Tilemachos prepared to return to his village, Grandfather Giannis, wishing to ease his friend\u2019s anxiety, decided to buy all the remaining wine. When the villagers asked him what he intended to do with such a quantity, he already had a plan in mind.<br \/><br \/>After consulting experienced winemakers, studying numerous books, and relying on the sharp mind that always distinguished him, he realised that the unique indigenous grape varieties of the region\u2014Mavro, Xynisteri, Giannoudi, and Maratheftiko\u2014could produce exceptional, aromatic wine vinegar ideal for every household use. And so he set to work. Beginning in 1961, he developed standardised recipes for crafting high-quality, authentic wine vinegar. He passed these recipes on to his family, and they have been carefully preserved ever since as a treasured secret.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362e829 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"362e829\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbde157 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbde157\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1482c62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1482c62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c63eee elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c63eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322b7b7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"322b7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, almost sixty years later, the third generation of the family not only preserves unchanged the knowledge and recipes received as a true legacy from Grandfather Giannis, but continues with the same passion and dedication, adding new products such as extra virgin olive oil.<\/p><p>Having developed an ultra-modern facility on the border of the prefectures of Thessaloniki and Halkidiki, in one of the most important wine-producing regions of the country, MITSIS &amp; MITSIS GROUP S.A. operates in the food sector using the most advanced techniques, offering excellent products of unmatched quality and unique nutritional value.<\/p><p>Since 2017, MITSIS &amp; MITSIS GROUP S.A. has been dynamically entering the food sector and is engaged in the production and bottling of balsamic vinegar from wine aged in wooden barrels, the bottling of extra virgin olive oil, as well as the production of lemon juice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b715c30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b715c30\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26b2ae elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f26b2ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"937\" src=\"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/din_0094-874x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/din_0094-874x1024.png 874w, https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/din_0094-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/din_0094-768x900.png 768w, https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/din_0094.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9792b e-transform e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f9792b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ioannis Mitsis, a lover of good food (ofto, klefiko, souvla etc.) and good wine (mavro, sterko, moschato, ambelisimo etc.), always got his wine from friends and relatives who were producers from the nearby traditional \u201cwine villages\u201d of Gerakies, Polystipos, Kannavia, Pitsilia, Marathasa, and others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6372,"parent":6377,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-4394","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-company-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4394"}],"version-history":[{"count":45,"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6944,"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394\/revisions\/6944"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmg-foods.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}