Food Scouter "Radiki" : Sotiris Lymperopoulos at TEDxAUEB

After a degree in economics, a master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, a project in econometrics at Sony Europe , a successful business in the fashion industry and 3 years of uninterrupted trip to the mountains and seas Sotiris Lymperopoulos decided that the city does not suit him . He left behind his old life and settled permanently in a small village in Messinia, Raches. There he decided to try to live without money. He spent a lot of time collecting greens and herbs in the mountains of the area and found that there is a large number of edible plants never reach the markets of major cities. With zero capital, a basket and a knife knocked on the door of the best restaurants in Athens and tried to convince them that gastronomy in Greece should not be the lobster but the chicory. Began assuming management of wild food for Milos restaurant. And while everyone else snubbed his service he decided to take the greens and go to Paris. There he met some of the most famous chefs in Europe who have shown much interest in his work and confirmed that his idea has future. Turning back he had decided to build a brand name based in the concept of wild food. Thus in 2011 Radiki was born.

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