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George Karkanis's Company Details

E.J. PAPADOPOULOS SA

Municipal Unit of Tavros, Attica, Greece • 1001 - 5000 Employees
Food Production

The company finds its origins back to 1922 when E.J. Papadopoulos's family arrived in Greece fleeing the Asia Minor disasters. Evangelos Papadopoulos opened the first factory in Athens (Tavros) introducing the art of biscuit-making in Greece with the well known and loved brand of Petit-Beurre. Today we operate 4 plants in Athens, Thessaloniki, Volos and Oinofyta as well as a Distribution Center in Aspropyrgos area (West Attika), according to the International Quality Management Standard ISO 9001 and the Food Safety Standard ISO 22000 certifications, including the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) system. We are enjoying today a leading position in the biscuit segment with a variety of popular products and brands such as Petit-Beurre, Miranda, Caprice, Cream Crackers, Digestive and at the same time a significant market share in the bread substitutes segment. The company's turnover reached €157,6 million in 2018 (compared to €148,8 million in 2017), in all product categories.Since 1922 we hold a special place in the heart of the Greeks, providing them with high quality and nutritional products. Our products are distributed in more than 55 countries across 5 continents with the Caprice brand leading the way. We are driven by the vision of being acknowledged as one of the top companies worldwide, enriching our lives with quality and flavor. For almost a century now, our company, with the confidence of a pioneering and modern food industry, has maintained a steady growth trajectory, never losing sight of its three fundamental principles: quality, innovation, consumer respect. Based on these values, we have built a meaningful, lifelong relationship with our consumers. Our people are our most valuable asset. We employ over 1.400 people, either directly in Production plants or in one of our 3 Sales departments (Athens, Volos, Thessaloniki. We invest in our employees' training and development and we provide a safe, fair and pleasant working environment.