Since 1935 Nektar Kourtidis soft drinks have stood out for their quality and their unique taste. They are available in 18 wonderful flavors, and for the seasons 2015 and 2018, received the International Taste Taste and Quality Award and Quality Institute in Brussels.
Based in Serres, the company now distributes its products throughout Greece and abroad.
The company implements a certified Food Safety Management System in accordance with ISO 22000: 2005 and a certified System of Quality Management according to the ISO 9001: 2015 standard.
Set Up
George Kourtidis, a refugee from Asia Minor, sets up his own business that distributes ice and produces soft drinks. The first KOURTIDI soft drinks (orangeade, lemonade, sour cherry drink, soda) are introduced to the market.
1st Factory
The first factory is founded in the area of Kiouplia Serres.
The ice block plant is set up, producing 500 ice blocks per day on a daily basis.
The 2nd generation dynamically enters the field and the business is transferred to a privately owned plot of 6.000 m2 in the 1st km of Serres - Nigrita.
KOURTIDIS soft drinks are manufactured with high-tech machinery.
The production process also includes water treatment, preparation, chemical & microbiological laboratories.
KOURTIDIS company is also active in the production of soft drinks on behalf of third parties.
A new soda flavor is introduced to the market, Nektar soft drinks are now also bottled in P.E.T. bottles of 1500ml, 500ml and 250ml.
Great investment is made with purchase of a modern P.E.T. bottle production line, for Nektar soft drinks, as well as for others.
New bottling line in aluminium cans of 330ml.
The 3rd generation has taken over the business.