Research & Development is one of the company's  most dynamic departments and one of the most advanced in the Greek food industry. The department comprises of specialized scientists (Chemists, Agriculturalists and Food Technicians) and is supported by the latest technological equipment and laboratorial infrastructure. Our continuous efforts have resulted in the award, consolidation and constant development of JOTIS products.
 
From the year 2000 until today 11 patents have been approved, including among others:

- Caotonic chocolate sticks
- Bougatsa
- Cakes with crispy base
- Instant corn flour
- Fresh cream substitute

The Research and Development Department is collaborating directly with academic institutions in Greece and abroad constantly enhancing its knowledge and human resources. These collaborations have materialized in the form of participations in research and development programs. Since 1990 the Company has participated in 24 subsidized national and European research projects.

Some indicative titles of projects are mentioned below:

- Planning and reliability control of product with long life cycle
- Development of rapid method for the simultaneous determination of water soluble vitamins in enriched foods to be used in the quality control
- Development and evaluation method for determining aflatoxins in dry nuts with the intention to be applied in the quality control
- Planning the production line of baby foods of high performance and premium quality
- Innovative incorporation process for the production of soluble granular cocoa product
- Product development of piroshki type for long life cycle using modified atmosphere
- Planning and development of product type “sponge cake” for long life cycle and use in confectionery products
- Development of traditional type breads “bread sticks”, with traditional raw ingredients of high nutritional value
- Planning and development of product type “healthy” chocolate using live micro organisms Βifidobacterium
- Study of the quality of Traditional Greek Foods and industrialization of their Production