Barbastathis (Greek: Μπαρμπαστάθης) is the name of a Greek brand of
frozen vegetables, owned today by
CVC Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners is a Luxembourg-based French private equity and investment advisory firm with approximately US$133 billion of assets under management and approximately €157 billion in secured commitments since inception across American, E ...
.
It was founded in 1969 in
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...
by Giannis Michailidis from
Drama
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.
In 1991 it entered the
Athens Stock Exchange
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and in 1994 it was by bought by Delta dairy company (Daskalopoulos).
As of 2017 it is the leading brand of frozen vegetables, found mostly in Greek supermarkets. The company maintains a factory in the industrial area of
Sindos
Sindos ( el, Σίνδος; la, Sindus; is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Delta. Sindos is home to the main campus of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki and the Industrial Zone ...
, Thessaloniki.
Gallery
File:Mydia-salata.jpg, Mussels dish with ''Barbastathis'' corn salad
References
Sources
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Companies based in Thessaloniki
Greek brands
Food and drink companies established in 1969
Frozen food brands
Greek companies established in 1969
Companies listed on the Athens Exchange
Vivartia
1994 mergers and acquisitions