Christofer Group of Companies
Ontime Stores

Company Profile

The first company of the Christofer Group of Companies was founded in 1973 on the cleanliness of business premises (Virgin Mary Clinic, Hippocampus Multipurpose, Thessaloniki Airport, Thessaloniki Railway Station etc.).

A year later (1974) it expands into catering and in a short period of time manages to establish itself in this field with new restaurants, cafes, snack bars & canteens at airports and bus stations.

In 2016, the partnership with Fraport-Greece begins at 9 regional airports in Greece while the process of rebranding and renovating all existing stores is also initiated. The Group strengthens its position and gains recognition through the newly established Ontime, Cup & Plate, The BakeAir, Labyrinth, SweeTrip, Grecale & 2theSky brands offering a multitude of f&b options to the passengers.

Through a series of strategic investments over the past decade, the Group has now stores located in urban landmarks (Ciel Bar & Christofer Seafood Restaurant in Thessaloniki, Scouts Park in Alexandroupolis), and has expanded its activities into handling reception events, trading folk art and providing advertising and information services.

 

Activities

Restaurants

Using only the finest local products, they offer authentic Greek dishes combined with excellent service. Their luxurious ambiance and their excellent location, truly make them unique.

See: Christofer Seafood Restaurant, Cup&Plate, Grecale

Snack Bars

Resting and recreation places, mainly located on transport stations (airports & bus stations) They offer coffee amongst other beverages, pastries and light meals.

See: Christofer Snack Bar, Scouts Park, Before Flight

Folk Art

Προσφέρουν μεγάλη ποικιλία επιλεγμένων ελληνικών προϊόντων, πληθώρα ειδών δώρων και ενθυμίων σε εξαιρετικές συσκευασίες που απευθύνονται σε ταξιδιώτες κι όχι μόνο.

See: PressGate

Information / Advertising

Cosmos Digital Information, a member of Christofer Group of companies, is active in the sectors of information and advertising. Using a network of Infokiosks, installed in highly visited places all over Greece, it provides tourists with direct and reliable information while to companies a modern advertising tool. Furthermore, we provide hotels and other businesses with innovative info channel technologies displaying dynamic information and artistic videos from the most significant tourist attractions of the country.

See: Cosmos Digital Information

Philosophy

Our philosophy is to operate with professionalism and respect for the costumer, staying true to the principals and the values that kept us on steady growth all these decades:

Quality: We make sure to always provide products and services of excellent quality, looking for correspondingly qualitative relationship with our customers.

Innovation: We constantly seek new ways to improve our services, follow the developments in the field and invest in innovative technologies.

Vision

Our vision, is to consolidate Christofer Group in the public consciousness as a credible Greek force in the tourism sector, socially sensitive, that inspires respect for both partners and competitors. The customer for us, was and always be the focus of all our efforts.

Operation & Organization

The headquarters of Christofer Group are located in an area of 500 sq. m. in Charilaou Thessaloniki, employing 18 executives in the departments of marketing, financial management and business development. Main growth drivers of the Group are the continuous study of the ongoing developments in the catering business as well as the constant compilation of a strategic investment plan.

  • 1973

    Establishment of the first company

  • 1974

    Expansion to the catering business with canteens in two spots: “Merchant Navy Academy of Macedonia” & “Student Dormitories of Thessaloniki”.

  • 1975

    4 canteens and 4 gift shops in the airport of Thessaloniki. Use of indoor and outdoor advertising spaces of Thessaloniki airport.

  • 1978

    Duty free shops in the airports of Thessaloniki and Corfu.

  • 1980

    Canteen in the airport of Alexandroupoli

  • 1980-2008

    New stores in 10 airports

  • 2008

    Café Bar in OTE Tower – Snack Bar in Palais des Sports – Goodbye Restaurant in the airport of Thessaloniki

  • 2011

    Founded Cosmos Digital Information, an advertising and information services company

  • 2012

    New Christofer Seafood Restaurant in Thessaloniki’s New Seafront – Snack Bar Christofer in the Water Garden of Thessaloniki’s New Seafront

  • 2015

    New Snack Bar Scouts Park inside the park of the same name in Alexandroupolis

  • 2016

    Acquired Plaisir Cafe Pastry in the Mediterranean Cosmos Mall in Thessaloniki – Partnership with Fraport Greece and initiation of the rebranding and renovation process of all existing airport stores under the new brand names Ontime Coffee & More, Cup&Plate Greek Cuisine etc.

  • 2017

    Creation of Ciel Bar a classy cafe-bar in the New Seafront of Thessaloniki – Acquired management and operation of Ktima Deda, a luxurious event hall

  • 2019

    New take-away cafe Ontime Coffee & More in Kamara, Thessaloniki • New cocktail bar Crazy Shaker at Thessaloniki’s New Seafront