Few companies can claim to be identified with the collective memory of a whole country. Indeed, the Papadopoulos biscuits company is inextricably linked with the memories of the Greek people for 100 years now.

Διαφημιστική αφίσα σχεδιασμένη από τον Όθωνα Περβολαράκη, 1925-30

This success, obviously due to the well-organized operations of E.I. Papadopoulos S.A., is presented in the exhibition PAPADOPOULOS 100. The story of the company 1922-2022 at the Benaki Museum / Peiraios138 (9 December 2021 – 27 February 2022). The exhibition covers all aspects of the company’s operations, the advertising, the production, the innovations, the business ventures and of course the company history.

Ποιοτικός έλεγχος μπισκότων Μιράντα στο εργοστάσιο της Αθήνας, 1965

The core of the exhibition is the unit “A Study Trip” which highlights in an original and imaginative way the correspondence between brothers Nikos and Evangelos Papadopoulos who set up the biscuits company. The family is still heading the company and continuing its course of success. The rich and organized company archive comprises the documentation from which exhibits were sourced. They highlight the history of a company and of the whole country, its progress, its misfortunes, its struggles and its achievements.

“Και το όνομα αυτού ΠΤΙ – ΜΠΕΡ”

Educational programmes and tours will be organized in the framework of the exhibition, while the Archive of the Papadopoulos company has also published the book Και το όνομα αυτού ΠΤΙ –ΜΠΕΡ [And its name was PETIT BEURRE] with archival material.