Hannah, talk about spin! For curiosity I looked at the website you provided earlier and found you had selectively quoted! That website clearly states:"Katsouris was a family-run business until it was acquired by Bakkavör in 2001. The company became part of the Geest group following Bakkavör's acquisition of Geest in May 2005. Katsouris has three manufacturing plants in north west London. "This was take from the main article which begins as follows:"Union disputes draw unwanted public attention to workplaceBy Ahmed ElAmin, 22-Sep-2006Two union actions -- one involving worker safety, the other a pay dispute -- highlight the unwanted public such conflicts can draw to UK food processers. The cases emphasize the need for companies to ensure they maintain good relations with their workers. One case involves Katsouris Fresh Foods, which the GMB union publicly targeted earlier this month for allegedly having what it said was the "worst" safety record in the industry. The union is currently trying to organise the 2,500 employees at Katsouris' three Park Royal factories. FoodProductionDaily.com contacted Katsouris for comment about the allegations. However a spokesperson was unavailable at the time and did not return the call. Katsouris was a family-run business until it was acquired by Bakkavör in 2001. The company became part of the Geest group following Bakkavör's acquisition of Geest in May 2005.Katsouris has three manufacturing plants in north west London............."So the actions you are referring too were four years after my husband's family sold the business and in turn the business has been subsumed into Geest. Since the sale my husband had no involvement in the running of the business. That presumably is Geest's management now.Hannah, I think you have spurred me on to write the book of the company's history when any member of staff could walk into the Chairman's office, my husband, if they wanted to talk. Many did and although the GMB targeted Katsouris frequently, the staff refused to sign up. It was only years after the company was sold that the staff signed up to a union.What I am proud of is that back in the 1980s Katsouris working with all the major multiples: M&S, Sainsbury, Waitrose, Tesco, Safeway (remember them), Asda, Morrisons, etc. introduced greek dips into the supermarkets. All taramasalata, houmous, tzitziki was made by us. We started moussaka with Waitrose and samozas with Sainsbury. Ironically when Geest felt it could not make foods for Tesco under their "finest" range, Katsouris took that on and branched out from ethnic lines to mash, potato wedges, chicken nuggets etc. Yes Hannah, I shall write the book and put the record straight!
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