Athanasios Kasidis followed the family tradition in the meat sector and today is Chairman, CEO and principal shareholder of Kasidis Group.
Career
The Kasidis family has been in the meat business since 1885, when it started with a traditional butcher shop in Zarko, Trikala. In 2005 Kasidis Group was founded and grew into a modern meat production, processing and trading company based in Tyrnavos, Larissa.
In late 2014 the Group acquired the VAKREL slaughterhouse in Elassona, which evolved into Farma Elassonas, with a vision of a fully vertically integrated meat production unit. Since then Athanasios Kasidis has led the business through its expansion and modernisation.
Kasidis Group
The Group covers the entire meat value chain, from livestock to the shelf:
- Primary livestock production
- Feed production
- Primary processing (slaughterhouses)
- Meat processing and production of meat products
- Distribution to wholesalers, supermarkets and HORECA
It invests continuously in modern equipment and infrastructure, applies an ISO 22000 food safety management system at all production stages and employs more than 580 people, with products sold in Greece and abroad.
Institutional roles
He is a member of the Board of the Association of Hellenic Meat Processing Industries (SEVEK) and of the Hellenic Slaughterhouses Union (ESE).
In July 2026 he was unanimously elected President of the National Interprofessional Organization for Meat and the Livestock Sector (EDOTOKK).