FDM Hospitality provides upgrade solutions for tourism businesses. It’s founder, Giannis Zachopoulos and his team offer innovative services.
Ten years were completed since winning the 2nd place and the silver medal in the World Cocktail Championship in 2010 for Giannis Zachopoulos, born and raised in Komotini.
On November 22-27, 2010 in the Island of Singapore, Ioannis Zachopoulos represented Greece in the largest and most historical competition at an international level, for bartenders.
He managed to stand out among leading representatives of the genre from 55 countries.
More than 54,000 entrants competed in the classic competition and flairtending with an original recipe.
Based on regulations provided in both preparation and execution, participants were judged in basic details such as mental strength, discipline and executive acumen.
2010 was the last year, in which only three winners out of 5 Cocktail categories were announced, who succeeded in winning at an Overall level.
Greece once again participated in this competition but had never earned a place in the top three not to mention points that would raise the country to the top world rankings.
With his participation, Mr. Zachopoulos, managed to win the 2nd place and the silver medal with the cocktail “Unforgettable Passion“.
This was at the same time the first great distinction for a Greek bartender at a global collective level.
Greece has been participating in international competitions since 1994 and this distinction sealed off the great work that had been done in recent years by EME in Greek Bartending.
Giannis Zachopoulos -International Pan-American Cocktail competition -Tenerife
After 20 years of experience in hospitality industry, Mr. Zachopoulos decided to partner with professionals in tourism field and together founded the innovative company FDM(Food & Drink Management) Hospitality Services.
“Our strategy supports flexible training programs, the redesign of F&B departments, and total quality systems.”
Giannis Zachopoulos, FDM Hospitality Services
FDM Hospitality started operating in Komotini and is a consulting company, which focuses in offering innovative solutions for tourism businesses.
The company has as its vision human resources training and services upgrading in Hotels & Restaurants, Bars and individual food departments, covering tourism companies in Greece and abroad.
Who Is Who
- Ioannis Zachopoulos was born in Komotini where he made his first steps in city’s restaurants, while completing his studies at the department of Social Policy at the Democritus University of Thrace.
- He started his career at the historic “Cellier le bistro” “Cubanita” & “Cataralla“
- He worked in the first Cocktail catering and prestigious hotel businesses such as( Cape Sounio, Plaza Resort, Grand Resort Lagonissi, Astir Palace, Radisson Blue, Creta Palace & Olympia Riviera Thalasso) as Bartender, Bar Manager & Restaurant Manager.
- Being a freelancer, he worked as F&B Consultant providing services to hotels and restaurants(with specialty in Menu Development & Personnel Training).
- He is a certified Food & Beverage Inspector by “TUV Austria“.
- He is the official trainer of ” Train the Trainers” by International Bartenders Association.
- He holds an MBA in Tourism with specialization in Financial Analysis by University of Piraeus.
- He formed Bar syllabus in tourism schools such as “Les Clefs“, “Omiros“, “Χini” and “Europroodos“.
The services of the company are addressed mainly to the private sector, to Hotels, Luxury Yachts and Restaurants, while to the public Sector to Hotel Chambers and Hoteliers Associations specialized in the Hotel Consulting Services and Training with Certified Seminars.
FDM Hospitality Services is an innovative company in Greece with a vision to provide long-term, high quality hotel consulting services to its customers, designing and implementing smart and practical applications of hotel management and supervision models in the field of Beverage and Food.
“We focus on diversification with the ultimate goal of gaining a sustainable competitive advantage in the market “.
Giannis Zachopoulos, FDM Hospitality Services
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