FEST-IONIA
FEST-IONIA
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Wholesale Supplier
THE COMPANY, , YALCO Socrates D. Constantinou & SON S.A. is a public company listed in the Athens Stock Exchange and is the largest distributor of tableware, housewares, small electrical appliances and HORECA supplies in Greece., , OVERVIEW, , YALCO was founded in1920 by Socrates D. Constantinou in Drama, a city in Northern Greece, as a family business. In 1972 the company became Societe Anonym (S.A), while in 1989 the company opens its offices in Athens., , Yalco since 1995 is listed in the Athens Stock Exchange and the same year was named one of the most dynamic European companies, winning a prize awarded by the European Union to rapidly growing companies., , Today, YALCO owns the two most important Greek household brands which are constantly evolving and marking YALCO’s global growth (FEST & IONIA)., Since 2001 YALCO owns a production facility of non-stick aluminium cookware under the brand name FEST, holding a dominant share of 45% in the Greek market and exporting in more than 25 countries., In 2011, IONIA, the most recognizable and important tableware and hotel porcelain brand, was acquired by YALCO. IONIA has 95% brand awareness in Greece., , Since 2009, the logistics and distribution operation is located 30 klm north of Athens with a modern warehouse and distribution center and a capacity of 50.000 pallets., , YALCO has offices and showrooms in 6 strategic areas in Greece: Athens (2,000 m2), Thessaloniki (1,500 m2), Rhodes (500m2), Heraklion –Crete exclusive partnership showrooms Heraklion (500m2), Chania – Crete (300m2)., , YALCO represents a large number of European, U.S and Asian manufacturers of housewares and HoReCa products, on an exclusive basis while currently employs more than 150 people., , After 100years ofoperation has become one of the leading Greek Commercial companies.