Company visit at Koukakis Farm by our postgraduate business students
Κολέγιο CITY College
Main Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece
16 December 2016

Company visit at Koukakis Farm by our postgraduate business students

Our postgraduate students in Management visited the Koukakis Farm, a competitive fast growing business in the sector of dairy products, located in Kato Apostoloi, Kilkis, approximately 50km away from Thessaloniki.

CITY College postgraduate students in Management visited the Koukakis Farm, a competitive fast growing business in the sector of dairy products

The Production Manager of the company, Mr. Mpikos, welcomed the group students and offered a two and a half hour tour at the manufacturing. Mr. Mpikos touched upon the company vision, production, operations, quality assurance, competitive advantage, distribution, supply chain and marketing activities. Our students were given a site tour giving them the opportunity to get valuable insights on the company’s operations, and production line. They also visited the Koukakis farm. During the visit our business students also met the Managing Director of the company, Mr Koukakis. An open ended discussion took place between our students and the representatives of the company together with the product testing. 

CITY College postgraduate students in Management visited the Koukakis Farm, a competitive fast growing business in the sector of dairy products

The Koukakis factory, together with the production and administration offices are based in Kilkis, however the distribution along with its commercial department is located in Thessaloniki. The company produces a high range of dairy products and it employs fifty employees, working on a three shift daily basis. The company exports its products in many countries each year and since 2011 a strategic agreement was reached with the distributor of dairy products in Italy.

CITY College postgraduate students in Management visited the Koukakis Farm, a competitive fast growing business in the sector of dairy productsCITY College postgraduate students in Management visited the Koukakis Farm, a competitive fast growing business in the sector of dairy products

The company visit took place in the context of the Operations and Process Management module of the MSc in Management with the presence of Mr. Lefteris Papadopoulos and Mr. Tsoulis, Director of our Career, Employability and Enterprise Centre. Real life cases and learning outside the classroom is a crucial part to boost student knowledge.

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