Fruitop’s initiative of offering the Saudi market fresh fruit from Greece

Fruitop’s initiative of offering the Saudi market fresh fruit from Greece

December 14,2018 0 Rita Ghantous

The European Project ‘Fruitop’ was held this November in Jeddah’s Radisson Blu and attended by representatives from major fresh fruit importing companies, wholesalers, retailers, as well as the media. Also present at the event were two official representatives from the Greek authorities in Jeddah, Evgenios Kalpyris, General Consul and Nikolas Thomopoulos, Head of Helllenic Economic and Trade Affairs.

In his speech, the event’s main speaker Panagiotis Orfanos from the Association of Producers emphasized the role the import-export of fresh fruits from Greece plays. He then highlighted the necessity of following the integrated management and certification system in the cultivation and production procedure of fruits. This was followed with a word by Motasem Abdullah Abuzinadah, vice president of fruits and the vegetable wholesale market in Jeddah on how important the European fresh fruits produced in Greece is in increasing the company’s Saudi Arabian market share.

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Rita Ghantous

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Rita Ghantous is a hospitality aficionado and a passionate writer with over 9 years’ experience in journalism and 5 years experience in the hospitality sector. Her passion for the performance arts and writing, started early. At 10 years old she was praised for her solo performance of the Beatles song “All My Love” accompanied by a guitarist, and was approached by a French talent scout during her school play. However, her love for writing was stronger. Fresh out of school, she became a freelance journalist for Noun Magazine and was awarded the Silver Award Cup for Outstanding Poetry, by The International Library of Poetry (Washington DC). She studied Business Management and earned a Masters degree from Saint Joseph University (USJ), her thesis was published in the Proche-Orient, Études en Management book. She then pursued a career in the hospitality industry but didn’t give up writing, that is why she launched the Four Points by Sheraton Le Verdun Newsletter. Her love for the industry and journalism led her to Hospitality Services - the organizers of the HORECA trade show in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, as well as Salon Du Chocolat, Beirut Cooking Festival, Whisky Live and other regional shows. She is currently the Publications Executive of Hospitality News Middle East, Taste & Flavors and Lebanon Traveler. It is with ultimate devotion for her magazines that she demonstrates her hospitality savoir-faire.

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