{"id":7501,"date":"2018-06-12T07:24:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T07:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/who-we-are\/"},"modified":"2022-07-12T07:35:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T07:35:12","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180251218{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"mkdf-elements-holder   mkdf-one-column  mkdf-responsive-mode-1024 mkdf-one-column-alignment-center\" ><div class=\"mkdf-eh-item    \"  data-item-class=\"mkdf-eh-custom-9886\" data-1367-1600=\"20% 20%\" data-1025-1366=\"20% 20%\" data-769-1024=\"20% 15%\" data-681-768=\"15% 20%\" data-680=\"20% 10%\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-content mkdf-eh-custom-9886\" style=\"padding: 8% 22%\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-section-title-holder  mkdf-st-standard mkdf-st-title-left mkdf-st-normal-space \" style=\"padding: 0 0%;text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mkdf-st-title\" >\n\t\t\t\tWho We Are\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-separator-holder clearfix  mkdf-separator-left \">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-separator\" style=\"border-color: #9b7d37;width: 80px;border-bottom-width: 2px;margin-top: 25px;margin-bottom: 25px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-st-text\" style=\"color: #4e4e4e;font-weight: 300;margin-top: 0px\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Culinary Professionals Greece is a professional, non-profit association, established in 1994 in Thessaloniki as the Chefs Association of Northern Greece. Association members are professional chefs, pastry chefs and food experts that fulfill the required standards, as declared in the Articles of Association, and participate voluntarily in all the association's activities.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/en\/board-of-directors\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #9b7d37;border-color: #9b7d37;font-size: 12px;font-weight: 300;text-transform: uppercase;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding: 10px 25px 10px 25px\" class=\"mkdf-btn mkdf-btn-medium mkdf-btn-solid mkdf-btn-custom-hover-bg mkdf-btn-custom-border-hover mkdf-btn-custom-hover-color mkdf-btn-icon\" data-hover-color=\"#ffffff\" data-hover-bg-color=\"#293896\" data-hover-border-color=\"#293896\" >\n    <span class=\"mkdf-btn-text\">Board of directors<\/span>\n    <i class=\"mkdf-icon-ion-icon ion-android-arrow-dropright \" ><\/i><\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3.5em&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;6075&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180256874{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;background-color: rgba(41,56,150,0.5) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(41,56,150) !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5428&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645179954407{padding-top: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 6% !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; simple_background_color=&#8221;#293896&#8243;][vc_column parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;5765&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180503095{padding-top: 25% !important;padding-bottom: 25% !important;background-color: rgba(41,56,150,0.4) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(41,56,150) !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180269031{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"mkdf-elements-holder   mkdf-one-column  mkdf-responsive-mode-1024 mkdf-one-column-alignment-center\" ><div class=\"mkdf-eh-item   mkdf-horizontal-alignment-center \"  data-item-class=\"mkdf-eh-custom-9432\" data-1367-1600=\"25% 20%\" data-1025-1366=\"25% 20%\" data-769-1024=\"20% 15%\" data-681-768=\"15% 20%\" data-680=\"25% 10%\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-content mkdf-eh-custom-9432\" style=\"padding: 15% 22%\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-section-title-holder  mkdf-st-standard mkdf-st-title-left mkdf-st-normal-space \" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-st-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-weight: 300;margin-top: 0px\">\n\t\t\t\tThe basic aims of the Association are to unite chefs from all over Greece in a common dedication to professional excellence, cooperation with other European and international culinary associations by exchanging knowledge and new techniques, providing educational support, promoting the gastronomy tradition and providing humanitarian aid to those in need. Culinary Professionals Greece is an official member of Worldchefs.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/en\/public-benefit-actions\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #9b7d37;border-color: #9b7d37;font-size: 12px;font-weight: 300;text-transform: uppercase;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding: 10px 25px 10px 25px\" class=\"mkdf-btn mkdf-btn-medium mkdf-btn-solid mkdf-btn-custom-hover-bg mkdf-btn-custom-border-hover mkdf-btn-custom-hover-color mkdf-btn-icon\" data-hover-color=\"#293896\" data-hover-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-hover-border-color=\"#ffffff\" >\n    <span class=\"mkdf-btn-text\">Public Benefit Actions<\/span>\n    <i class=\"mkdf-icon-ion-icon ion-android-arrow-dropright \" ><\/i><\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3.5em&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; simple_background_color=&#8221;#293896&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180285691{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;]<div class=\"mkdf-elements-holder   mkdf-one-column  mkdf-responsive-mode-1024 mkdf-one-column-alignment-center\" ><div class=\"mkdf-eh-item   mkdf-horizontal-alignment-center \"  data-item-class=\"mkdf-eh-custom-8969\" data-1367-1600=\"25% 20%\" data-1025-1366=\"25% 20%\" data-769-1024=\"20% 15%\" data-681-768=\"15% 20%\" data-680=\"25% 10%\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-content mkdf-eh-custom-8969\" style=\"padding: 6% 22%\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-section-title-holder  mkdf-st-standard mkdf-st-title-left mkdf-st-normal-space \" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-st-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-weight: 300;margin-top: 0px\">\n\t\t\t\tThe basic aims of the Association are to unite chefs from all over Greece in a common dedication to professional excellence, cooperation with other European and international culinary associations by exchanging knowledge and new techniques, providing educational support, promoting the gastronomy tradition and providing humanitarian aid to those in need. Culinary Professionals Greece is an official member of Worldchefs.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/en\/public-benefit-actions\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #9b7d37;border-color: #9b7d37;font-size: 12px;font-weight: 300;text-transform: uppercase;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding: 10px 25px 10px 25px\" class=\"mkdf-btn mkdf-btn-medium mkdf-btn-solid mkdf-btn-custom-hover-bg mkdf-btn-custom-border-hover mkdf-btn-custom-hover-color mkdf-btn-icon\" data-hover-color=\"#293896\" data-hover-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-hover-border-color=\"#ffffff\" >\n    <span class=\"mkdf-btn-text\">Public Benefit Actions<\/span>\n    <i class=\"mkdf-icon-ion-icon ion-android-arrow-dropright \" ><\/i><\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3.5em&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;5765&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645181724760{padding-top: 60% !important;padding-bottom: 60% !important;background-color: rgba(41,56,150,0.4) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(41,56,150) !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; row_content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180222811{padding-top: 125px !important;padding-bottom: 125px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-1\/5 vc_col-md-1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"mkdf-iwt clearfix  mkdf-iwt-icon-top mkdf-iwt-icon-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cp-icons-outlines-black-education.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-content\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mkdf-iwt-title\" style=\"color: #9b7d37\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mkdf-iwt-title-text\">Continuing Education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-iwt-text\" style=\"color: #4e4e4e\">Our main concern is the continuous and responsible training of our members in the constantly evolving methods of gastronomy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;55px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-1\/5 vc_col-md-1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"mkdf-iwt clearfix  mkdf-iwt-icon-top mkdf-iwt-icon-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cp-icons-outlines-black-handshake.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-content\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mkdf-iwt-title\" style=\"color: #9b7d37\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mkdf-iwt-title-text\">Collaborations &amp; Partnerships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-iwt-text\" style=\"color: #4e4e4e\">Cooperation and partnership with other European and international co-operative associations, for the better information and briefing of the members on the new data and developments of the food and cooking industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;55px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-1\/5 vc_col-md-1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"mkdf-iwt clearfix  mkdf-iwt-icon-top mkdf-iwt-icon-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cp-icons-outlines-black-trophy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-content\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mkdf-iwt-title\" style=\"color: #9b7d37\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mkdf-iwt-title-text\">Organization of Competitions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-iwt-text\" style=\"color: #4e4e4e\">Encouraging healthy competition through the participation and organization of culinary competitions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;55px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-1\/5 vc_col-md-1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"mkdf-iwt clearfix  mkdf-iwt-icon-top mkdf-iwt-icon-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cp-icons-outlines-black-chef-hat.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-content\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mkdf-iwt-title\" style=\"color: #9b7d37\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mkdf-iwt-title-text\">Greek Gastronomy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-iwt-text\" style=\"color: #4e4e4e\">Advancement and dissemination of the Greek gastronomic tradition, locally and internationally.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;55px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/5&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-1\/5 vc_col-md-1\/5&#8243;]<div class=\"mkdf-iwt clearfix  mkdf-iwt-icon-top mkdf-iwt-icon-medium\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/cp-icons-outlines-black-charity.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-iwt-content\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"mkdf-iwt-title\" style=\"color: #9b7d37\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mkdf-iwt-title-text\">Public Benefit Actions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-iwt-text\" style=\"color: #4e4e4e\">Development of humanitarian actions for public benefit purposes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; simple_background_color=&#8221;#293896&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180603263{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"mkdf-elements-holder   mkdf-one-column  mkdf-responsive-mode-1024 mkdf-one-column-alignment-center\" ><div class=\"mkdf-eh-item   mkdf-horizontal-alignment-center \"  data-item-class=\"mkdf-eh-custom-4711\" data-1367-1600=\"25% 20%\" data-1025-1366=\"25% 20%\" data-769-1024=\"20% 15%\" data-681-768=\"15% 20%\" data-680=\"25% 10%\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-content mkdf-eh-custom-4711\" style=\"padding: 15% 22%\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-section-title-holder  mkdf-st-standard mkdf-st-title-left mkdf-st-normal-space \" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-st-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-weight: 300;margin-top: 0px\">\n\t\t\t\tCulinary Professionals Greece has represented Greece in many International Gastronomic Festivals, Congresses and Exhibitions, while it has organized important culinary events and world gastronomic competitions. At the IKA\/Culinary Olympics 2020 in Stuttgart of Germany, Chefs Association of Northern Greece was represented by Culinary Team Greece and won the bronze medal in the category \u201cCommunity Catering\u201d. The International Culinary Competition of Southern Europe organized every two years, from 1997 until present, and supported by the Worldchefs, constitutes a hallmark tradition of Culinary Professionals Greece. The competition is established as a meeting point for the culinary professionals, attracting more than 500 delegates from all over the world.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/en\/culinary-olympics\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #9b7d37;border-color: #9b7d37;font-size: 12px;font-weight: 300;text-transform: uppercase;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding: 10px 25px 10px 25px\" class=\"mkdf-btn mkdf-btn-medium mkdf-btn-solid mkdf-btn-custom-hover-bg mkdf-btn-custom-border-hover mkdf-btn-custom-hover-color mkdf-btn-icon\" data-hover-color=\"#293896\" data-hover-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-hover-border-color=\"#ffffff\" >\n    <span class=\"mkdf-btn-text\">Culinary Olympics<\/span>\n    <i class=\"mkdf-icon-ion-icon ion-android-arrow-dropright \" ><\/i><\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3.5em&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;5768&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180608009{padding-top: 25% !important;padding-bottom: 25% !important;background-color: rgba(41,56,150,0.4) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(41,56,150) !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221; simple_background_color=&#8221;#293896&#8243;][vc_column parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;5768&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645181732813{padding-top: 60% !important;padding-bottom: 60% !important;background-color: rgba(41,56,150,0.4) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(41,56,150) !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180619858{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;]<div class=\"mkdf-elements-holder   mkdf-one-column  mkdf-responsive-mode-1024 mkdf-one-column-alignment-center\" ><div class=\"mkdf-eh-item   mkdf-horizontal-alignment-center \"  data-item-class=\"mkdf-eh-custom-6173\" data-1367-1600=\"25% 20%\" data-1025-1366=\"25% 20%\" data-769-1024=\"20% 15%\" data-681-768=\"15% 20%\" data-680=\"25% 10%\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-content mkdf-eh-custom-6173\" style=\"padding: 15% 22%\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-section-title-holder  mkdf-st-standard mkdf-st-title-left mkdf-st-normal-space \" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-st-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-weight: 300;margin-top: 0px\">\n\t\t\t\tCulinary Professionals Greece has represented Greece in many International Gastronomic Festivals, Congresses and Exhibitions, while it has organized important culinary events and world gastronomic competitions. 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The competition is established as a meeting point for the culinary professionals, attracting more than 500 delegates from all over the world.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;2em&#8221;]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/culinaryprofessionals.gr\/en\/culinary-olympics\/\" target=\"_self\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #9b7d37;border-color: #9b7d37;font-size: 12px;font-weight: 300;text-transform: uppercase;margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;padding: 10px 25px 10px 25px\" class=\"mkdf-btn mkdf-btn-medium mkdf-btn-solid mkdf-btn-custom-hover-bg mkdf-btn-custom-border-hover mkdf-btn-custom-hover-color mkdf-btn-icon\" data-hover-color=\"#293896\" data-hover-bg-color=\"#ffffff\" data-hover-border-color=\"#ffffff\" >\n    <span class=\"mkdf-btn-text\">Culinary Olympics<\/span>\n    <i class=\"mkdf-icon-ion-icon ion-android-arrow-dropright \" ><\/i><\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3.5em&#8221;]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; content_text_aligment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;6862&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645801832831{padding-top: 25% !important;padding-bottom: 25% !important;background-color: rgba(41,56,150,0.4) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;*background-color: rgb(41,56,150) !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1645180798350{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;]<div class=\"mkdf-elements-holder   mkdf-one-column  mkdf-responsive-mode-1024 mkdf-one-column-alignment-center\" ><div class=\"mkdf-eh-item   mkdf-horizontal-alignment-center \"  data-item-class=\"mkdf-eh-custom-3840\" data-1367-1600=\"25% 20%\" data-1025-1366=\"25% 20%\" data-769-1024=\"20% 15%\" data-681-768=\"15% 20%\" data-680=\"25% 10%\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-eh-item-content mkdf-eh-custom-3840\" style=\"padding: 20% 22%\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mkdf-section-title-holder  mkdf-st-standard mkdf-st-title-left mkdf-st-normal-space \" style=\"text-align: left\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mkdf-st-text\" style=\"color: #4e4e4e;font-weight: 300;margin-top: 0px\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Chefs Association of Northern Greece in cooperation with Worldchefs, was the co-organizer of the World Chefs Congress &amp; Expo 2016, which was held in Thessaloniki from 24th to 27th of September 2016. 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