Korres

Based in Athens, Greece, Korres is a company established in 1996 by Giorgos Korres and Lena Korres. Together with its subsidiaries, the firm manufactures, distributes and trades cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and homeopathy products in Greece and internationally.

The firm offers over 3000 references in the non-food categories.

Currently, Korres has 2 stores in France. The second store opened in 2021 and occupies a surface area of 40 m2. Additionally, the company aims to open flagship stores in major French cities. Korres has announced its plans to open 9 stores in France over the next 2 years.  

Additionally, through its subsidiaries, the firm operates stores across 30 countries such as in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. 

An online shop is also available on the website. 

Products manufactured by Korres goes through the following process:

• Soil Lab: ethical sourcing of 6000 herbs
• Extraction Lab: natural organic extracts with zero waste
• Molecular Lab: research for new ingredients
• Formulation Lab: 1500 ingredients are used for manufacturing and each item go through 500 tests
• Design Lab: products are designed using recyclable materials
• Recycle Lab: glass, plastics, cartons are recycled to produce new items

 

Moreover, Korres is known as the World’s Most Innovative Brand by International Cosmetic News. 

Currently, the enterprise has a workforce of 328 employees and achieved a turnover of € 85.71 million in 2020. 

Korres manufactures the following products in the personal care category such as skin care, body care, hair care, etc. Moreover, hotel amenities such as soaps, shampoo, conditioner, etc, are also available. 

These products are offered under the firm’s private label, KORRES. 

Natural and plant-based ingredients such as yoghurt, pomegranate, roses and others are used to manufacture Korres’ products.

Furthermore, Korres also avoids harmful ingredients like Silicone, paraben, mineral oil, etc.  

With regards to the environment, Korres subscribes to The KORRES Full Circle process, an idea developed by the company, whose principles are ethical, zero-waste sourcing, and giving back to the earth, to the communities, and to the customers. The company also owns a recycling facility in Athens. 

The online shop can be accessed at: www.korres.com

Our sustainable packaging Strategy is: • 100% Recyclable Packaging • Higher Implementation of PCR / PIR resin → fully recycled glass or aluminum, higher content of rPET / rPP / rPE in our plastic packaging up to 100% • Plastic weight reduction • Introduction of Innovative Solutions: Biodegradable packaging / Bio-based plastics • Build on Refillables • Mono-material solutions