John Payiavlas

Chairman of AVI Foodsystems

John Payiavlas is chairman of AVI Foodsystems, the country’s largest independent, family-owned and operated contract food service company, providing vending, institutional dining and coffee service operations. Payiavlas, the son of Greek immigrants, traces his company’s beginning to purchasing a few vending machines for the family’s Village Café in his hometown of Warren, Ohio. Founded in 1960, AVI currently employs thousands, serves millions of consumers daily, and serves some of the most prestigious institutions in America, including industrial centers, corporate headquarters complexes, universities, school systems and healthcare facilities throughout the Midwestern and eastern United States. Their clients include Carnegie Mellon University, Eastman Kodak, Good Year, Honda of America Manufacturing, Kmart, Kraft Foods, Ohio State University, Phillips, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPS, the U.S. Postal Service, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Verizon, and Xerox. Intensely private, Payiavlas runs the company as chairman of the board, while his son Anthony is President and CEO and his daughter Patrice (Patsy) serves as Vice Chairman. Based in Warren, AVI has more than 50 branch offices in the Midwestern and Eastern United States, and makes $2 billion in sales annually. The company expanded into Georgia in 2010, and broke ground on an 84-room hotel in California, Pa. in 2011. In 2012, AVI introduced Market C, a turn-key convenience store offering fresh selections 24 hours a day, accessed through an account card.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Kenneth J Bialkin	Joel Hyatt, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, Claiborne Pell, Robert Jan Mrazek, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Tom Foley
George J Tsunis	Gus Bilirakis, John McCain, John Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Dina Titus, Paul Tsongas
A Jerrold Perenchio	Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Claiborne Pell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Mitt Romney
Andrew Sabin	Tom Harkin, John McCain, David Obey, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, Robert Jan Mrazek, Geraldine Ferraro, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Allen West, Mitt Romney
Larry J Hochberg	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, Mike DeWine, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Claiborne Pell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney
Earle I Mack	Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, Claiborne Pell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Allen West, Mitt Romney
Terry S Semel	Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Michael Bilirakis, Mike DeWine, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Mitt Romney, Tom Foley
Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis	David Obey, John Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Michael Bilirakis, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party, Dina Titus, Paul Tsongas, Dennis Mehiel, George Demos
George M Marcus	Gus Bilirakis, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, John Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Michael Bilirakis, Paul Sarbanes, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Dina Titus, George Demos
Stanley M Chesley	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Glenn, Lee Herbert Hamilton, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party
Robert A Day	Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Ralph Straus Regula, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney
Phil Angelides	Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, Zack Space, Paul Sarbanes, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Claiborne Pell, Robert Jan Mrazek, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Dina Titus, Dennis Mehiel, Byron Georgiou
Michael J Horvitz	John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ralph Straus Regula, Tim Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Bill Johnson
Amy Rothschild Friedkin	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, Chuck Schumer, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Democratic Party
Leon Black	Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Geraldine Ferraro, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Mitt Romney
John C Whitehead	Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, Claiborne Pell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Mitt Romney, Tom Foley
Edward A Lozick	John McCain, Ralph Straus Regula, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Chuck Blasdel, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Bill Johnson, Tom Ganley
E John Rosenwald, Jr	Tom Harkin, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Claiborne Pell, Geraldine Ferraro, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Mitt Romney
Robert H Asher	Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, Chuck Schumer, Mike DeWine, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Claiborne Pell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney
Morris W Offit	Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, John Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Mike DeWine, Paul Sarbanes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney

John Payiavlas

Chairman of AVI Foodsystems

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