BARBA STATHIS

BARBA STATHIS operates in the food production and distribution sector, leading the Greek market in frozen vegetables, plant-based meals and fresh salads. It offers consumers products of optimal quality and maximum safety, under the successful brands “BARBA STATHIS” and “Froza.

Shareholding in HALVATZIS MAKEDONIKI S.A.

BARBA STATHIS holds a stake in the share capital of HALVATZIS MAKEDONIKI S.A., a Greek company with a long and successful presence in the agri-food sector. HALVATZIS produces and markets its main products, which include steamed vegetables, ready-to-eat vegetable and legume salads, and sugar-free fruit salads under the “Agrokipos Halvatzis” brand. The company also offers jams, traditional spoon sweets, and brined vegetables under the “Halvatzis Family” and “Makedoniki” brands.

Vision and Values

BARBA STATHIS envisions offering consumers safe, high-quality, value-added products that contribute to the development of dietary standards. Guided by sustainable growth and inspired by the wisdom of the Greek diet, the Company aims to promote a healthy lifestyle. BARBA STATHIS' operations are founded on core pillars of optimal quality and maximum safety, investment in the primary sector and Greek entrepreneurship, innovation, and outward-looking growth. The company is dedicated to consistently providing consumers with safe, high-quality, value-added products, always with respect for nature, its employees, and society.

Barba Stathis: cultivating value for the Economy, Employment and the Primary sector

Over the five-year period (2019-2023), the company’s total contribution to GDP was estimated at €507 million. During this time, its total impact on public revenues, through taxes and levies resulting from its operations, was estimated at €118 million.
Over the same period, the contribution of BARBA STATHIS to domestic employment is of notable significance. For every one (1) direct job created by the company, three additional jobs were supported within the Greek economy.
BARBA STATHIS has long supported the domestic primary sector through its Contract Farming program, providing propagating material, financial support, and training to its partner producers who cultivate more than 3.000 hectares of fertile Greek land.
Through its Corporate Social Responsibility program “We Do Good” the company provides annually more than 70 tons of frozen vegetables and fresh salads free of charge, ensuring 350,000 meals and contributing to the fight against food insecurity, with a special focus on children.

*Findings from the SocioEconomic Impact Study which was conducted under the scientific supervision of the Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability (ReSEES) of the Athens University of Economics and Business.

BARBA STATHIS

Leading the food industry for over 55 years

Shareholding in HALVATZIS MAKEDONIKI S.A.

Vision and Values