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Goody's (restaurant)
Goody's Burger House S.A. is Greece's largest fast food company. Its head office is in Building 14B, Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Spata, Attica. It was founded in 1973 by Ioannis Dionisiadis, Achilleas Folias and Nikolaos Pappas in Thessaloniki. It is the leading fast-food restaurant of Greece, having left behind the international chain McDonald's. In July 2001, after a hostile acquisition, Delta Holding S.A. became the major stakeholder in the company. In September 2006, Goody's along with Delta and a few more companies, started working under the umbrella of a parent company named Vivartia, owned by the Marfin Investment Group. It is now a subsidiary of Vivartia S.A. In January 31, 2014, Goody's changed its name to Goody's Burger House, though some of its stores still retain the previous branding. The company has also released a child-friendly brand of meals, called ''Junior Goody's''. Free internet is provided by Vodafone. Stores These are the stores of Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marfin Investment Group
Marfin Investment Group (also known as MIG) is a Greek investment company created in 1998 as ''Marfin Α.Ε.Π.Ε.Υ.''. It has acquired several companies and has changed name several times since. In 2001 it acquired ''Piraeus Prime Bank'' and was renamed ''Marfin Bank''. In 2004 it took the name ''Marfin Financial Group'' following the triple merger of ''Comm Group'', ''Marfin Classic Α.Ε.Ε.Χ'' and ''Maritime and Financial Investments''. Its shares are currently listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. History Finance history In 2006 the Dubai Group bought a 35% stake in the company. , 17.28% of MIG is owned by Dubai Group. In 2006 Marfin Investment Group acquired HSBC's shares in the now-defunct Laiki Bank, establishing a strong minority share position. Subsequently, the group acquired control of Laiki, which it re-branded as Marfin Popular Bank. On 17 March 2008, MIG announced it sold its 20% of Greek telecommunications company OTE to Deutsche Telekom. On 6 March 2009, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peppermint (1999 Film)
''Peppermint'' is a 1999 Greek film directed by Costas Kapakas. It was Greece's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot Old schoolmates attend a reunion party, and an aviation engineer amongst them takes a trip down memory lane. As he reminisces about his childhood and his extraordinary relationship with his cousin Marina, the viewer looks on the lives of the protagonists, taking a glimpse of the Greek society between 1955 and 1973. Cast *Georges Corraface as Stefanos Karouzos * Any Loulou as Alkistis Karouzou * Alexandros Mylonas as Pavlos Karouzos * Nikoletta Vlavianou as Ariadni * Tasos Palatzidis as Michalakis * Giorgos Gerontidakis-Sempetadelis as Stefanos Karouzos at 12 * Markella Pappa as Marina at 12 Reception Awards winner: *1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Film *1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Debut Director ( Costas Kapakas) *1999: Greek State Film Awards for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loony Tunes
''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.Looney Tunes . ''www.bcdb.com'', April 12, 2012 Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 1980s to the mid 2010s as well as other made productions beginning in 1972. The two series introduced a large List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, cast of characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig. The term ''Looney Tunes'' has since been expanded to also refer to the characters themselves. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' were initially produced by Leon Schlesinger and animators Harman and Ising, Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising from 1930 to 1933. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio (2011 Film)
''Rio'' is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation, and directed by Carlos Saldanha. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where the film is set. The film features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Jemaine Clement, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, will.i.am, and Jamie Foxx. It tells the story of Blu (Eisenberg), a domesticated male Spix's macaw who is taken to Rio de Janeiro to mate with a free-spirited female Spix's macaw, Jewel (Hathaway). The two eventually fall in love, and together they have to escape from being smuggled by Nigel (Clement), a cockatoo. Saldanha developed his first story concept of ''Rio'' in 2005, in which a penguin is washed up in Rio. Saldanha learned of the production of the films ''Happy Feet'' (2006) and '' Surf's Up'' (2007), and changed the concept to involve macaws and their environments in Rio. He proposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playmobil
Playmobil () is a German line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group (Geobra Brandstätter GmbH & Co KG), headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. The signature Playmobil toy is a tall (1:24 scale) human figure with a smiling face. A wide range of accessories, buildings and vehicles, as well as many sorts of animals, are also part of the Playmobil line. Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets. New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team are introduced frequently, and older sets are discontinued. Promotional and one-off products are sometimes produced in very limited quantities. These practices have helped give rise to a sizeable community of collectors. Collector activities extend beyond collecting and free-form play and include customization, miniature wargaming, and the creation of photo stories and stop motion films, or simply as decoration. History Playmobil was invented by German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadget & The Gadgetinis
''Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' is an animated television series spin-off of the 1983 series ''Inspector Gadget''. The series was a co-production between Fox Kids Europe, DIC Entertainment Corporation, French animation studio SIP Animation, French broadcaster M6 Métropole Télévision, the British Channel 5 and the Italian Mediatrade S.P.A. The show was first screened at MIPTV 2002. ''Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' is currently a property of WildBrain, which holds the rights to most of DIC's library. Plot Having been recruited by an elite international peacekeeping group called the World Organization of Mega Powers (WOMP), Lieutenant Gadget (promoted from his previous position of Inspector), now fights crime with a pair of mechanical assistants called the Gadgetinis, small robot versions of Gadget who were created by Penny (due to Brain retiring from active duty) and who are the unintended victims of Gadget's bumbling. Characters * Augustin Tamare/Lieutenant Gadget (voiced by Mauric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrek 2
''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book ''Shrek!'' by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by DreamWorks Pictures. The sequel to ''Shrek'' (2001) and the second installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise, the film was directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon (in his feature directorial debut), from a screenplay written by Adamson, Joe Stillman, and the writing team of J. David Stem and David N. Weiss. It stars the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, and Jennifer Saunders. In the film, Shrek (Myers) and Donkey (Murphy) team up with the swashbuckling cat Puss in Boots (Banderas) to foil plans by Fiona's (Diaz) Fairy Godmother (Saunders) to destroy Shrek and Fiona's marriage. Development began in 2001, and following disagreements with producers, the first film's screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected into 42 ''tankōbon'' volumes by its publisher Shueisha. ''Dragon Ball'' was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel ''Journey to the West'', combined with elements of Hong Kong martial arts films. The series follows the adventures of protagonist Goku, Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teen girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several other friends, becomes a family man, discovers his alien heritage, and battles a wide variety of villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Survivor Greece
''Survivor Greece'' is the Greek version of the popular reality show '' Survivor''. This version of the show was aired on Mega TV for two seasons from 2003 to 2004. While the series was titled ''Survivor'', it also took elements from ''Survivors predecessor ''Expedition Robinson'' such as that of the North and South teams. While the series was not considered a flop, it did not achieve the ratings that Mega TV had hoped for and at the end of its second season it was cancelled only to be brought back two years later for a joint season with Turkey. After 7 years, on 13 February 2017, the show came back on Skai TV with Sakis Tanimanidis as host. From season 6 (2018) Giorgos Lianos joined the show as a co-host. At 2020 Tanimanidis left the show and Lianos became the main host. Format and rules For the Mega TV editions (seasons 1-4) Greek ''Survivor'' followed the format of American ''Survivor'', with added twists such as Redemption Island (where voted out players could return) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAD Video Music Awards
The MAD Video Music Awards is a Greek award show presented by the MAD TV. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, voted by the viewers of Mad television. Winners receive an authentic Mad designed award with the graphics of that year's show. The awards are presented by Themis Georgantas. There are several categories in which one can vote through the awards website www.videomusicawards.gr. Every year more than 100,000 people vote for their favorite artists, songs and video clips. Greek and foreign artists appear at the awards ceremony, which takes place every June. Kwan, Reamonn, N-Dubz, Hurts, Inna, Schiller, Sunrise Avenue, Until June, Dan Balan, Grégoire and HRVY have appeared at the awards in recent years. History The annual award ceremony takes place at the beginning of the summer, at the end of June and is broadcast on a television station, on ANT1 were broadcast from 2004 until 2005 and from 2012 until 2014, on Alpha TV were broadcast from 2006 until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
