LittleSis: John Payiavlas

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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John R Sasso	Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, John Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Paul Sarbanes, Claiborne Pell, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party, Paul Tsongas
Wayne L Berman	Gus Bilirakis, John McCain, Ralph Straus Regula, Olympia Snowe, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney
Gary Winnick	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Paul Sarbanes, 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
Barry S Friedberg	John McCain, Chuck Schumer, George Voinovich, Rob Portman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Allen West, Mitt Romney
Eugene M Grant	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, John McCain, David Obey, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Mike DeWine, Al D’Amato, Robert Jan Mrazek, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney
William L Mack	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, David Obey, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney
Andrew H Tisch	Tom Harkin, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Claiborne Pell, Geraldine Ferraro, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Tom Foley
Rupert Murdoch	Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Tom Foley
Anthony J Alexander	John McCain, Ralph Straus Regula, Tim Ryan, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
Eli Broad	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Chuck Schumer, Paul Sarbanes, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Claiborne Pell, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party, Tom Foley
Leonard Litwin	John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Mike DeWine, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, Claiborne Pell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney
Emanuel Joshua Friedman	Joel Hyatt, John McCain, David Obey, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney
Edgar Bronfman Jr	Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Geraldine Ferraro, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party, Monday Morning Political Action Committee
Bernard L Schwartz	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ralph Straus Regula, Chuck Schumer, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Geraldine Ferraro, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party
Irwin Chafetz	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Allen West, Mitt Romney
Paul Tudor Jones II	Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ralph Straus Regula, Tim Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Zack Space, Mike DeWine, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Mitt Romney
Donald Trump	Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Tom Foley
Mark Ratner	Joel Hyatt, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ralph Straus Regula, Chuck Schumer, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Louis Stokes, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Democratic Party
Constance (aka Elaine) Chambers	John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Al D’Amato, 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
Abigail S Wexner	Ralph Straus Regula, Tim Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Glenn, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Mitt Romney

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