Simply Festive!
With the holiday season only weeks away, our “Simply Festive” catalog has arrived at a store near you! Your essential guide to easy entertaining this festive season features our terrific turkeys, gammons and roasts – all pre-cooked and waiting for you to simply heat and eat. Our platters are sure to please and ideal for any function. Holiday baking has begun and includes stolen, Christmas cakes and puddings and mince pies as well as traditional Greek Vasilopita and Tsoureki. Naturally leavened, Italian Panettone will be hitting the shelves shortly! And don’t forget our gift baskets; a sure way to delight this festive season. You can choose from a variety of pre-made baskets or order yours to packed with hand-selected fillings (please note this requires 3 working days notice). Sweet baskets feature sparkling wine, Fournos Panettone, and other treats and savoury baskets feature homemade pastas, olive oils and other yummy delicacies! All our shops have started taking orders – so avoid disappointment and order today!
Fournos Wins!
That makes it a whopping 14 times that Fournos Bakery Group has been voted Best Bakery on Joburg in the Leisure Options Readers’ Choice Awards. Managing Director, Mike Kalogirou says “We are so proud to have been chosen a record 14 th time by the Joburg Readers’! A massive thank you to our loyal customers who have helped us grow from strength to strength – we could not have done it without you!” In a social media campaign that encouraged customers to visit the Fournos Bakery Group on Facebook and by reminding customers to vote in each of the shops, we rallied the proverbial troops and encouraged them to vote. Why vote? Well, there were some awesome prizes offered by the sponsors including an all expenses paid trip to Mauritius and a R20,000 shopping spree! So, thank you one and all who took the time to vote and make us the Best of Joburg!
8 December 2010
Win a Luxurious Fournos Gift Basket!
(5 December 2010)
To coincide with the release of our new web site we are delighted to offer one lucky customer the opportunity to win a fabulously festive Fournos Gift Basket. All you have to do to enter this competition is give us your details so we can keep you posted with specials, newsletters and other Fournos happenings throughout the year!
Fournos Little Falls Wins Gold
(21 November 2010)
We are proud to announce that our Fournos Little Falls Branch was awarded Gold in the Small Business Category at the annual ROCCI (Roodepoort Chamber of Commerce) Business of the Year celebrations. Rob and Emil and their team work hard to extend outstanding hospitality to every customer walking through their doors. Pop in and see why this Fournos shop is tops!
The Fournos “Simply Festive” Guide arrives in stores today. You can now place your orders for the holiday season! We want you to enjoy the celebrations with your friends, family and colleagues not slave away in the kitchen. We are proud to offer a variety of roasts from the Traditional Roast Turkey and Gammon to gourmet offerings like Mustard Crusted Rack of Lamb and Fillet Wellington. All items are vacuum packed with all the trimmings and come with concise, easy reheating instructions.
And for the sweet tooth – our yummy mince pies made from our homemade puff pastry, Christmas cakes, stollen, Christmas puddings hit the shelves early in November.
Our magnificent homemade, preservative free Panettone baked with love and care from an age-old recipe, using the finest ingredients can be found at your nearest Fournos branch.
Make your festivities, “feastivities” with Fournos this year!
Fournos Bakery Wins Best of Joburg 2010!
(19 October 2010)
In a glitzy awards ceremony tonight, Fournos Bakery won the Caxton's Leisure Options Best of Joburg Award for Best Bakery 2010 bring the total number of wins to a whopping 13! We know Joburg rocks and we want to thank you, our loyal customers for voting for us once again. It is our pleasure to be of service and we look forward to seeing you at one of our 10 Gauteng locations soon!
Fournos Extends Helping Hand to Stranded Tourists
(21 April 2010)
When ACSA put out the word to airport restaurants that hungry tourists were stranded penniless at O.R. Tambo International Airport, Fournos Bakery stepped up to the plate. Managing Director, Mike Kalogirou, heard the plight of the tourists including students and teachers over a radio broadcast yesterday while driving and then he jumped into action. “We wanted to extend some of our proudly South African spirit and reach out to these visitors with what we do best.” His phone call to the Airport branch resulted in free meals and hot beverages being distributed to the crowd – many of whom were feeling the pain as a result of delays and cancellations over the last few days with the volcanic ash cloud that invaded European air space. ACSA set up an area at the International Trade Bureau for these passengers, where their needs could be assessed. “Travelling can be stressful, but to be stranded, without funds and have to endure these delays raises that bar. The Fournos Family wanted to share some of our hospitality and make their airport stay more comfortable” said Kalogirou.
Fournos Airport Branch Operations Manager, Ralph Mazur and his team increased production and delivered meals and hot drinks that were much appreciated by the passengers. “While frustrated passengers were desperate to get home, furious that these events were out of their control, they really appreciated our efforts,” said Mazur. Mazur - originally from Austria - even assisted with translation as many of the stranded were Swiss and German passengers. GM of the Airport Fournos, Hezekiel Makamu said “it is painful to see these people exhausted on the floors, we really wanted to reach out to them and fill their tummies and lift their spirits. They were so excited that Ralph could speak their language. We also sent along some dessert late last night to try and leave them with a sweet finish to their SA travels.”
“No-one should go hungry. Everyone needs to know about the friendly, supportive side to South Africa in light of ever-increasing tourism,” said MD Kalogirou. Fournos has always supported those in need with food. Every day, numerous charities across Gauteng benefit from Fournos donations.
Mazur reported that many of those lucky to be departing this morning made a turn past the shop to say thank-you for the hospitality last night.
Fresh baked breads, sweet treats and spit roasted chickens are firm favourites with airport staff as well as passengers. While located in the Domestic Terminal, the Fournos Airport branch has definitely seen an increase in business over the last few days of delays. Fournos Bakery at OR Tambo Airport operates 24-hours a day and has told ACSA they will be happy to assist again today if more stranded tourists need sustenance at the ITB.
