FOOD

Greeks turn to private-label, domestic brands in response to inflation, survey shows
ECONOMY

Greek consumers are increasingly turning to private label products as they strive to lower their supermarket bills in the face of persistently high prices, according to an annual phone survey conducted in January 2024 by the Marketing Lab of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), using a random sample of 1880 households.



People celebrate the carnival season in Athens
IMAGES

A man grills meat to be distributed to revellers, in front of city’s main meat market, during the celebrations of Tsiknopempti or “Smoky Thursday,” dedicated to grilling of meat, part of the Greek Carnival season in Athens, Thursday.

Greece to introduce Lenten Basket as of March 13
ECONOMY

The Lenten Basket – with lower prices of goods consumed during the period of Lent – will be available from Wednesday,  March 13 until May 4, according to the ministerial decision signed on Tuesday by Development Minister Kostas Skrekas.


Frozen produce firm fined 742,000 euros for profiteering
ECONOMY

Greek frozen foods producer Ainos was fined €742,000 for breaching the law against profiteering, Development Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Monday. Of the 72 company products, 50 were found to have been sold at a higher profit margin than what the law allows in checks that took place between July 1 and September 30, 2023. […]

Greek exporters showcased products at Gulfood 2024
ECONOMY

Sixty Greek exporters showcased their products at the national pavilion organized by the Hellenic Investment and Trade Association during Gulfood 2024, the largest food and beverage exhibition in the Middle East, held annually at the Dubai World Trade Center.



In Cyprus Halloumi war, an ex-pilot champions the old ways
ECONOMY

Cheesemaking newcomer Pantelis Panteli has become an unlikely bastion of an old tradition amid a bitter legal battle about the ingredients of Cyprus’s prized Halloumi. Should it be made from cow’s milk – which now forms the bulk of exports and has a mellower taste – or from tarter goat and ewe milk, which some purists swear by?


The old soup restaurants of Athens and Thessaloniki
GASTRONOMY

These five iconic eateries have resisted the passage of time and firmly established themselves on Athens and Thessaloniki’s culinary scenes. They specialize in dishes associated with warmth and comfort, from the nutritious – yet challenging for some – tripe soup and soothing chicken soup to the delicate yet hearty goat stew.