Over the past two months, an esteemed panel of judges made up of European business leaders, academics and entrepreneurs has assessed the 200 companies that made it through to the National Champions stage of the awards Having decided on the top 100, the successful Ruban drsquoHonneur recipients will now undertake intensive face-to-face interview sessions
Aris Kefalogiannis, CEO of Gaea notes ldquoWe are extremely proud to reach for second consecutive year the Ruban drsquoHonneur stage of the European Business Awards and to represent Greece The European Business Awards is widely recognised as the showcase for Europersquos most dynamic companies and we are now looking forward to describing to the judges in more detail how we are achieving business success in these tough trading conditionsrdquo
This year, for the first time, entrants in the European Business Awards submitted a video case study as part of the judging process All case studies were uploaded onto the European Business Awards website and an online public voting mechanism was introduced
Adrian Tripp, CEO of the European Business Awards says, ldquoThe video element of the 2012/13 awards has allowed our panel of expert judges to gain a much deeper understanding of all entrantsrsquo business strategies This has helped the judges make clear and informed decisions about the individual companies in each award category Gaea has really impressed the judges and deserves the very best of luck in this highly competitive final roundrdquo
This success highlights Gaearsquos commitment to a path of innovation, business excellence and sustainability, underlining at the same time our mission to become the absolute leader in the category of Mediterranean Greek cuisine-meze internationally
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