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about us
Agros Extra Virgin Olive Oil was established in 2008 by Tasos Kakouros and his brother-in-law Sotiris Apostolopoulos. Tasos had the idea to create Agros when he visited his wife’s family in the US for the first time and gave them olive oil from the Corinthia, his region of Greece. Everyone was impressed by the oil and Tasos decided to start his own brand of olive oil and to expand his reach to other people and places. Tasos, together with Sotiris, decided to introduce Agros to chefs and gourmet food stores, as well as to individual customers. Agros has become a success. Tasos and Sotiris choose the highest quality extra virgin olive oil from their area of the Corinthia, only from Manaki olives and only from select farmers. Each year, after the harvest of the olives is completed, Tasos and Sotiris personally visit these farmers to sample the oil, for both taste and acidity (they also take each oil for testing), and collect the oil and bottle it themselves. Tasos and Sotiris then export it directly to the Corinthian Olive Oil Company, founded by Tasos’ in-laws in Elkton, Maryland. Because each step in this process is overseen by Tasos or his father-in-law, they can ensure that Agros Extra Virgin Olive Oil comes directly from the harvest to you. |
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