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Ice cream made in Myloi
24 October 2018 Proven
A century after the first ice factory, the ice-cream maker FOODPROM (Provio), run by the brothers Athanasios and Christos Mitsakos, has a modern production unit at Kamini near Kalamaki, in the Myloi district. In 2018–19 the company was also the main sponsor of the football club Enosi Lernas.
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- Kalamaki
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- Industry and trade, Village life
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Sources
- Αργολικές Ειδήσεις, 24 October 2018, «Παγωτό από το Άργος με υπερτροφές» Open (opens in a new tab)
- Αργολικές Ειδήσεις, 4 August 2018, sponsorship of Ένωση Λέρνας Open (opens in a new tab)
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