European Kettle: Birol's Big Bash on the Bosphorous
The Altinmarka Group celebrates its award with a wonderful party in Istanbul
Istanbul has been the bridge between East and West for ages. Unfortunately, as a result of its strategic position, the city has more than once served as a battleground. At the same time, it’s proven to be the ultimate bazaar for trading, a world marketplace for spices and specialities.
Appropriately, the city serves as headquarters for the Altinmarka Group. As this year’s recipient for the 2012 European Candy Kettle Club (ECKC) Award, Birol Altinkilic, chairman of the Altinmarka Group, provided ECKC members and guests an opportunity to not only visit the company’s cocoa and chocolate processing facilities, but expose them to the grandeur and graciousness that abide in this crossroads city.