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CHITOS SA is a pioneer, Greek industry, with a leading presence in the bottled water sector. Headquartered in the region of Ioannina and with experience in the field of bottling soft drinks since 1955, it started with the bottling of Natural Mineral Water "ZAGORI" in 1988. With steady steps it evolved into a dynamically developing Company, which continuously and substantially contributes to the national economy.
CHITOS SA is a pioneer, Greek industry, with a leading presence in the bottled water sector. Headquartered in the region of Ioannina and with experience in the field of bottling soft drinks since 1955, it started with the bottling of Natural Mineral Water "ZAGORI" in 1988. With steady steps it evolved into a dynamically developing Company, which continuously and substantially contributes to the national economy. The firm commitment of CHITOS A.V.E. on the principles of total quality, allows it to responsibly support that every drop of "ZAGORI" Natural Mineral Water keeps the nature of Epirus unchanged. The bottling of Natural Mineral Water "ZAGORI" is carried out at the source, using state-of-the-art machinery, without any human intervention throughout the entire process from pumping to the disposal of the product and without intervening any processing. The production of "ZAGORI" Natural Mineral Water is carried out with the strictest quality standards, in full compliance with European and national legislation.
Since the beginning of 2000, CHITOS SA began to take important initiatives for the protection of the environment. One of these initiatives was, in addition to the production of "ZAGORI" Natural Mineral Water, and its distribution throughout Greece through its own transport fleet with the aim of reducing the carbon dioxide footprint by 12%.
CHITOS SA in 2020 it applied hybrid fuel technology to 50% of its transport fleet (11 trucks), reducing their operating costs compared to 2019 by around 10% and the carbon footprint of the transport activity by around 12%.
The reduction approach is in the process of being implemented for the remaining 50% of the Company's transport fleet within 2021 and solutions for the use of electric vehicles for the leasing passenger car fleet used by the Company's staff are also under investigation.
Compared to 2019, the application of hybrid fuel technology to 50% of its transport fleet (11 trucks) in 2020 resulted in a reduction of their operating costs by approximately 10% and the carbon footprint of the transport activity by approximately 12 %.
The sustainable development of CHITOS SA through the strategic plan of reducing the energy footprint and minimizing CO2 emissions is an integral part of the company's operation. The use of hybrid fuels in 50% of its transport fleet (11 trucks) resulted in a reduction of their operating costs by approximately 10%.
