The second Greek Investment Forum will be held at New York on June 5 and 6, and will aim to attract foreign investments. The Forum, which is organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and the Athens Exchange, includes a conference and scheduled closed meetings of representatives of Greek listed companies with American investors and [...]
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Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund Turns 22
On May 11, 2013, the 22nd annual Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund (HTSF) GALA was held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, awarding 36 scholarships to raise the total over its 22 years to more than $2 million. The event commenced with a video telecast that featured such previous honorees as Ernie Anastos, Bob [...]
Greek-American Cathy Avgiris Promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Comcast
Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company, announced today that it has promoted Cathy Avgiris to Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Cable, effective July 1, 2013. The newlly-appointed CFO will be responsible for managing $40 billion in annual revenues, which puts her well within the Fortune 100 in terms of her CFO peer group. [...]
Underpaying Workers Costs Greek Diner Owners
The Greek owners of Colony Diner in East Meadow, George Strifas, 46, of East Hills and his cousin Thomas Strifas, 41, of Merrick have pleaded guilty for underpaying 72 workers and for falsifying records, on April 29. The two owners face up to four years in prison when they are sentenced on July 17. They [...]
Greek-American Chocolatier Enters Cosco with Snappers
Costco just got a whole lot sweeter thanks to a Greek-owned business. The Milk Shake Factory by Edward Marc Chocolatier announced its official launch in Costco stores in mid-April 2013, introducing a brand new product called Snappers. Snappers are described as a crunchy, salty and sweet snack wrapped up in one bite! “Made with crisp [...]
Crisis May Push Cyprus Toward Turkey
Beginning what could prove to be a long financial crisis, Cyprus may yet have to hope it finds lucrative gas reserves off its coast, the New York Times has reported. Since the discovery of the gas two years ago, Cyprus has been laying plans to get the gas to market by circumventing Turkey, which has [...]
Klondike Cheese Will Make Greek Yogurt
Known for its award-winning Feta, sold under the Odyssey label, Klondike Cheese Company is now ready to enter the Greek yogurt business aiming to bring the traditional and rich in proteins flavor to its clients in an more sweetened and less tart way. The fourth generation, family-owned business of Monroe, Wisconsin, has a background knowledge [...]
Hermes Expo Connects Greek Businesses
America is another name for opportunity,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson. The 22nd Hermes Expo International is one’s gateway to opportunity. Hermes Expo will begin its networking mission by hosting its Kick-Off event on April 11, at the Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN/ Press Office on 305 East 47th Street, 2nd Floor in Midtown [...]
Kitchen Nightmares at Yanni’s, Seattle
Chef Gordon Ramsey visited Yanni’s in Seattle. The restaurant has a long history of success, but has been falling apart in the last few years. The consensus among the family creating meals and serving at Yanni’s, is that the current problems stem from owner Peter’s refusal to make any sort of changes. The Greek restaurant [...]
Kalogridis New Walt Disney World Resort’s President
It has been two months now that George A. Kalogridis, a veteran of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was named the fifth president of the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. George, grandson of Greek immigrants from the sponge-fishing island of Kalymnos, graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors [...]
Earth Friendly Products Unveils Innovative Products at Expo West
Vice President of Earth Friendly Products, Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks talks about her company’s presence at Natural Products Expo West, the development of new innovative cleaning products and “A Green Story,” the movie based on EFP CEO Van Vlahakis. Earth Friendly Products, the leader in the development and production of environmentally friendly cleaning supplies, unveiled the company’s new [...]
US and Europe Feta Dispute
According to Bloomberg, Europeans and Americans are once again asked to deal with some of the most difficult issues that seem to cause them trouble: cheese, wine, foie gras and steak, in view of negotiations for a new trade agreement between the U.S. and the EU. At the moment the U.S. and the EU seem [...]
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