New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners Honors Taste of Crete
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New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners Honors Taste of Crete LLC as one of the NJAWBO 30 winners in 2008
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, NJAWBO recognized Owner Esther Luongo Psarakis of Taste of Crete as one of 30 outstanding women entrepreneurs.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(PR Newswire) – May 22, 2008 – To celebrate its 30th year, the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) selected a group of 30 leading business women in recognition of their entrepreneurial achievements. Esther Luongo Psarakis, founder and owner of Taste of Crete LLC was honored as one of these successful women entrepreneurs.
“I am honored to receive this recognition from the leading woman’s organization in New Jersey. I joined NJAWBO when I launched my original company, Taste of Crete,” said Esther Luongo Psarakis. “My membership has been an important resource for my business. Networking events and classes have helped me build a strong, successful import company. Most useful, has been NJAWBO’s Middlesex-Somerset Marketing Club. Dynamic speakers and experienced participants make the meeting a constant source of actionable ideas that positively affect my business.”
The Taste of Crete line includes award winning extra virgin olive oil as well as Evangelia’s Traditional Greek Cookies.
Taste of Crete is an import company specializing in importing artisanal, natural and organic products from Greece and creating products based on traditional family recipes. It was a 2007 finalist in American Express’ Make Mine a Million Business Program for Women Entrepreneurs. More recently, Taste of Crete won the 2007 Small Business Vitality Award from the Somerset Business Partnership. In addition it won the Success Award for the Somerset- Hunterdon County Small Business Development Center.
Taste of Crete will be exhibiting from June 29- July 1, 2008 at the New York Fancy Food Show at booth #1444 in partnership with their specialty food distributor Epicure Foods. For further information about the company and its products, contact Taste of Crete at 908-685-2035 or sales@tasteofcrete.com or visit its website at www.tasteofcrete.com. For more information on NJAWBO, visit their website at www.njawbo.org.