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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John Catsimatidis	Gus Bilirakis, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, John Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Rob Portman, Paul Sarbanes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Claiborne Pell, Geraldine Ferraro, 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, Ohio Democratic Party, Dina Titus, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Paul Tsongas, Dennis Mehiel, Byron Georgiou, Tom Foley, George Demos
Albert B Ratner	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, Ralph Straus Regula, Tim Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Louis Stokes, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Byron Georgiou, Bill Johnson, Robert L Burch
Angelo K Tsakopoulos	Gus Bilirakis, Tom Harkin, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, John Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Michael Bilirakis, Paul Sarbanes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Claiborne Pell, Robert Jan Mrazek, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party, Dina Titus, Paul Tsongas, Dennis Mehiel, Byron Georgiou, George Demos
James A Ratner	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ralph Straus Regula, Tim Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Louis Stokes, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, John Richard Chema
Harley Gross	Joel Hyatt, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ralph Straus Regula, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Louis Stokes, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
Sophia L Tsakopoulos	Gus Bilirakis, Tom Harkin, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, John Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Michael Bilirakis, Paul Sarbanes, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Claiborne Pell, Robert Jan Mrazek, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Dina Titus, Paul Tsongas, Dennis Mehiel, George Demos
Margo Catsimatidis	Gus Bilirakis, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, John Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Geraldine Ferraro, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Paul Tsongas, Dennis Mehiel
Charles A Ratner	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ralph Straus Regula, Tim Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Louis Stokes, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party
Michael Jaharis	Gus Bilirakis, Tom Harkin, John McCain, David Obey, John Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Michael Bilirakis, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, Lee Herbert Hamilton, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Paul Tsongas, Dennis Mehiel, Byron Georgiou, George Demos
Anthony Cafaro	Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Tim Ryan, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, John Glenn, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Chuck Blasdel, Bill Johnson, Tom Ganley, Anthony A Latell Jr
Stu Van Scoyoc	Gus Bilirakis, Tom Harkin, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, Ralph Straus Regula, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Rob Portman, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, Louis Stokes, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Allen West
Paul L Baker	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Mike DeWine, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Claiborne Pell, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Monday Morning Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Tom Foley
Alex Spanos	Gus Bilirakis, John McCain, John Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, George Voinovich, Michael Bilirakis, Paul Sarbanes, Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Mitt Romney, Dennis Mehiel, Byron Georgiou, Kostas Alexakis, George Demos
Ronald A Ratner	Joel Hyatt, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, Ralph Straus Regula, Tim Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Bob Ney, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Louis Stokes, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party
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
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, David Obey, John Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Paul Sarbanes, John Glenn, Lee Herbert Hamilton, Claiborne Pell, Geraldine Ferraro, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Gary Heiman	Joel Hyatt, John McCain, David Obey, Ralph Straus Regula, Chuck Schumer, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Glenn, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Mitt Romney
Tim Wuliger	Joel Hyatt, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Tim Ryan, Chuck Schumer, Zack Space, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, John Glenn, Louis Stokes, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Ohio Democratic Party
John G Rangos Sr	Gus Bilirakis, John McCain, John Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, Zack Space, Michael Bilirakis, Paul Sarbanes, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Allen West, Mitt Romney, Paul Tsongas
Audrey G Ratner	Joel Hyatt, John McCain, Barbara Ann Mikulski, Ralph Straus Regula, Chuck Schumer, George Voinovich, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Al D’Amato, Louis Stokes, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic National Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Ohio Democratic Party, Mitt Romney

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John Payiavlas

Chairman of AVI Foodsystems

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