George Kaye Katsoris Candy Man Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Corner of South Avenue and Travis Avenue
Honoree: George Kaye Katsoris (1921-2015) was born into the candy business. He turned his father’s ice cream parlor into a 200,000-square-foot facility that houses the current factory and offices of Supreme Chocolatier. He is a founder of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association and the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and Cultural Center. He helped establish and served as chairperson for the Gateway State Commercial Bank and received the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Louis R. Miller Business Leadership Award, as well as the Anthony G. Gaeta Democrat Club’s Humanitarian Community Activist Award. He served as a member of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and is a benefactor to the New York City Park Department Carousel, the Greenbelt Conservation Nature Center, the Staten Island Botanical Gardens and the Staten Island Borough Hall restoration. He was also a founder of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, a member of the Candy Executive’s Club of New York and earned Export Achievement recognition from the United States Department of Commerce. (Matteo)
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