We carefully select our Artisans based on a strict set of criteria and the belief that they share our own philosophy and values. We chose Agrozimi for brothers Kostas and Yiorgos Martavaltzoglou’s love of tradition, while still daring to experiment with flavors and techniques. We were also impressed by their state-of-the-art facility and commitment to high-quality product standards, all that show in their exceptional pasta. You can shop their collection here.
Today’s Agrozimi is the result of three generations of hard work and commitment to quality. In 1969 Yiorgos Martavaltzoglou, a refugee from Asia Minor, started a bakery in his village of Aravissós, in the Greek province of Macedonia. His children, wanting to guarantee the quality of the flour they used, started a mill in 1974 and gradually expanded it to produce traditional pasta, like hilopítes and trahaná. By 2010, the third generation of the Martavaltzoglou family moved the business to a modern new production facility, continuing to produce the traditional flavors while adding new ones, like spelt, farro and squid ink.
We met brothers Kostas and Yiorgos in the spring of 2018, when they invited us to visit their site (read more about that visit in our Zelos Blog). There, they proudly pointed out the Italian-imported machinery, the pasteurized fresh eggs and milk (not powdered!) that they insisted on still using, as their father had…and we marveled at the spotlessly clean production lines and offices, while we basked in the scent of freshly made kritharáki. It was truly impressive that in Greece’s difficult economic climate, this family-run business has managed to thrive well into a third generation.
The reason for that clearly lies in the quality of their products. An Agrozimi pack is not your typical mass-produced pasta, and has a unique flavor and texture that is a testament to the Martavaltzoglou family’s commitment to quality. Kostas and Yiorgos continue to use Arávissos’ famous water and still buy grain from producers with whom their family has nurtured 40-year relationships. They have intentionally built their facility with high ceilings and plenty of open space to allow for natural drying chambers, avoiding high-speed drying ovens.
Zelos is proud to bring Agrozimi’s traditional products to the US and help the Martavaltzoglou family thrive for a fourth generation.
Agrozimi is HACCP & ISO 22000 certified as meeting international food safety management standards.
For the discerning pasta lover, Agrozimi offers products that recapture forgotten traditional ways with experimental new flavors.
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Pearl couscous (sometimes called Israeli couscous in the States) came to Greece from the Eastern Mediterranean. Women would patiently roll out the little balls of...
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Orzo pasta, or kritharaki in Greek, is in every Greek pantry because its rich egg and milk flavor make for the ideal quick and hearty...
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This traditional Greek pasta is made with the finest soft wheat flour and yogurt from cultured, pasteurized, whole milk. The dough is naturally dried and...
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Traditional Greek hilopites are tasty noodles that look like fettuccine but come from the ancient Greek pasta, láganon. This delicious spelt version is bronze die-cut...
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Spelt (triticum spelta or dinkel in some countries) has a full flavor with nutty notes and a rough texture that holds sauce beautifully. A long-ago...
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Pearl couscous (sometimes called Israeli couscous) came to Greece from the Eastern Mediterranean. Women would patiently roll out the little balls of pasta to then...
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Pétoura pasta were brought to Greece by the refugees of Asia Minor and are especially common in northern Greece. Women would make these wide, flat...
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Pétoura pasta were brought to Greece by the refugees of Asia Minor and are especially common in northern Greece. Women would make these wide, flat...
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Classic Greek orzo takes on a robust twist thanks to the full nutty flavor of spelt flour (triticum spelta or dinkel). A long-ago ancestor of...
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Introducing the newest addition to Agrozimi’s spelt pasta line, twisted striftária! Similar to Italian casarecce, striftária are a popular shape that everyone loves. They are...
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Agrozimi marries their love of tradition with experiments in contemporary flavors and techniques. For the discerning pasta lover, Agrozimi offers products that recapture forgotten traditional...
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