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Marmarabirlik is a Turkish olive-production company. It was established on 28 June 1954 as a Union of Agricultural Sales Cooperative (UASC), cultivating, harvesting and marketing of olives with mutual assistance and cooperation of region’s olive farmers. The founder members of Marmarabirlik were respectively Gemlik, Mudanya and Erdek Olive Agriculture Sales Cooperatives. Later that, Orhangazi, İznik, Edincik, Mürefte, and Marmara Island Olive Agriculture Sales Cooperatives were being involved to the union in various date, today, the working area extended from around İznik Lake to south coast of Marmara Sea then Mürefte, a total of eight members cooperatives that has evolved into a union. It is the largest olive producer in Turkey measured by purchasing, processing and sales capacity. The company has averagely 30,000 tons/year olive purchasing, processing, and sales capacity. Marmarabirlik have found place 345th company with its annual turnover among the list of largest 500 industrial establishment in Turkey, organized by Istanbul Chamber of Industry, it also has ranked 41st. largest company in the area, organized by Bursa Chamber of Industry in the province of Bursa. In addition, the members of Marmarabirlik have 28,500 number of olive farmers〔2009 – 2010 Financial Report of the Board.〕 Nowadays, the company also provide new technologies, inputs, and cash credits to its members. In April 2011, Ziraat Bank and Marmarabirlik signed the protocol in order to provide agricultural credits with the rate of 7 per-cent for the members of Marmarabirlik. . == Sales and marketing activities == Marmarabirlik is also known under the slogan ''The Name of Olive'', that meets the domestics and foreign consumers’ needs of black and green table olive, olive oil, and olive paste with averagely 30,000 tons of fresh olive per year, which have received from partners’ of members. Marmarabirlik conducts sales and marketing activities of produced its products to whole of Turkey with 58 dealers in 78 provinces, to Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Northern Cyprus, Bulgaria and to whole Europe with contracted buyer companies and furthermore to Canada and Australia markets especially to America. Marmarabirlik is not only communicate with its consumers through the dealers, but it is also communicate via the internet. Two web sites were established on the internet for the purpose of corporate operations and e-commerce. The first of these, marmarabirlik.com.tr is an official web site of the union which leads to digital communications with consumers, suppliers, dealers, and members. This web site is published in Turkish and English Languages and has operated since 1997. The other web site is e-marmarabirlik.com which was launched in 2008 to reach consumers online that the union sells the products. It has also published through Facebook since May 2011. Marmarabirlik is sold its table olives in 205 different packaging, which are produced by natural fermentation that means untreated olives are placed directly in brine with slight surface depression and without addition of a preservative, is sold depends on size grading with 8 different names (''MGA 201 – 230''), (''HPR 231 – 260''), (''SPR 261 – 290''), (''HSS 291 – 320''), (''EXT 321 – 350''), (''ELT 351 – 380''), (''LKS 381 – 410''), and (''MNY 411 – 460'')that means the olives are size-graded by count of the number of furits per kilogramme or hectogramme. The company sells its products under the name of ''Marmarabirlik'', ''Marbir'', and ''Unimar'' trade brand. The weight of packs are 125 gr, 200 gr, 250 gr, 400 gr, 480 gr, 500 gr, 800 gr, 1 kg, 2 kg, 5 kg, and 10 kg in which are made by cans, vacuum, glass, and plastics. Pasteurizations and sterilizations procedures are applied to all of the packaged olives and no preservations are used by the union. In addition, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Riviera Olive Oil are placed on the market with 14 different packs, in wholly hygienic and a modern place. Spicy and plain olive pastes are, also, available in 175 gr. and 340 gr. jar packs and 3 kg can pack as well. Marmarabirlik sells packaged the entire production and, a total of approximately 225 different packages are used for products of green and black table olives, olive oil, and olive paste.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marmarabirlik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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