With a warm and joyful live event, with a very festive "perfume", YIOTIS’s “sweet” institution –JOTIS ZACHAROPLATHOUME AWARD- was completed for the 2nd year.
The event was held on Sunday, December 3, at the School of Gastronomy. The 10 finalists "confectioned" with great imagination and creativity deliciously homemade desserts on their own recipes using JOTIS favorite confectionery products. The judges of their creations were the favorite chef Dina Nikolaou, the inspired food stylist Michael Athanassiou and Dr. Evangelia Karvela, member of YIOTIS’s R&D Development. Noni Dounia was the presenter of the event.
All 10 sweet creations of the finalists were impressive and delicious. Of these, the higher score collected the ‘Charlotte with homemade savayar and salted milk caramel’, a creation by Margarita Gaktsi. The second score received, “the Flower Cake” by Georgia Chorafa and the higher score received “Manarola” (CingueTerre) by Giorgos Perselis. The first three winners received the “Zacharoplathoune Award” and a check of 1.000 euros each, while the other 7 contestants received a check of 400 euros.
“JOTIS ZACHAROPLATHOUME” initiative is a "sweet movement" that aims to inspire consumers about how to use the JOTIS products that are found in every kitchen in combination with other simple ingredients, offering the joy of a homemade, tasty sweet, made with “sure success and sure economy”!
“JOTIS ZACHAROPLATHOUME” also operates the www.jotis-zacharoplahtoume.gr, site with recipes, confectionery tips, and competitions. At the same time, many other activities are taking place, such as in-store activations, open events, competitions, the "JOTIS ZACHAROPLATHOUME” Award, as well as Corporate Social Responsibility actiοns.
Mr. Marios Papathanassiou, Commercial Director of YIOTIS S.A., said: "We are proud that a ‘sweet’ idea has evolved into a 'Sweet movement’, which has won the audience with its original actions and has become an inspiration for wonderful recipes based on our products. YIOTIS Company will continue, as it has done for 87 years, to open new roads, always focusing on the Greek family and the quality, and reliable response to its daily, nutritional needs".
For more sweet ideas, surprises and other JOTIS ZACHAROPLATHOUME activations, stay tuned at www.jotis-zacharoplathoume.gr.
