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In recent years, gastrotourism

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has been very high on our island

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Kassakis sausages started operating in 1999.

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Our products are mainly

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traditional sausages from Crete,

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although in recent years we have added

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some codes from the rest of Greece and Europe.

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The characteristic of quality products is

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their qualitative raw material,

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their qualitative production

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and their qualitative distribution and points of sale.

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From its inception, Kassakis Company believed

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and still believes in the proper functioning

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of the local community

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and we strive for all our suppliers to be local.

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In recent years, gastrotourism has been

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very high on our island which creates conditions.

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By bringing tourists-customers-consumers in touch

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with local producers and local flavors,

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a good base for export activity is created

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for the small businesses on the island.

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But I still think that producers and hoteliers

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have plenty of room for cooperation.

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In recent years, Cretan hotel units have started to work

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more and more with local producers.

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This, of course, fills us with great responsibility,

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and we are constantly trying to find

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the same qualitative raw materials

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and quantities so that these units can be covered.

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My name is Kassakis Manolis,

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I am the owner of Kassakis Sausages and

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I am a sausage maker.