Kyknos (tomato sauce)
Encyclopedia
Kyknos is the oldest Greek canning company, founded in 1911 and is based in Ilia
, Greece
.
It supplies tomato paste for many of larger brands throughout the world.
The company's distinctive swan logo is a result of the fact that "kyknos" is the Greek word for swan.
High School. Along with his brother Kostis Manoussakis, the two Manoussakis' manufactured the first 1000 cans of whole peeled tomatoes on the Kostis Farm in Assini
which is in the Argolis
region.
Ilia
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, Greece
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It supplies tomato paste for many of larger brands throughout the world.
The company's distinctive swan logo is a result of the fact that "kyknos" is the Greek word for swan.
History
The company was founded by Michail Manoussakis while he was still physics teacher at the PiraeusPiraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
High School. Along with his brother Kostis Manoussakis, the two Manoussakis' manufactured the first 1000 cans of whole peeled tomatoes on the Kostis Farm in Assini
Assini
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which is in the Argolis
Argolis
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region.