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Home » Colian Group European Candy Kettle Club celebration makes for a night to remember
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Colian Group European Candy Kettle Club celebration makes for a night to remember

President Jan Kolanski presented with prestigious award at music-filled reception.

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Jan Kolański,president of the Colian Group, lifts the European Candy Kettle Club’s 2017 award in recognition to the applause from the audience.

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During the evening’s festivities, attendees were treated to a suite of South American tangos, played by a 21-person orchestra from Kalisz, Kolański’s hometown.

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A parade of waiters holding domed plates ceremoniously signaled the start of dinner.
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Colian Partnership and Trust.
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Prior to the start of the evening’s festivities, the Colian Group organized a conference focused on the company’s strategy and development as well as confectionery trends.

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Panelists invited to discuss the future of confectionery included (l. to r.): Dominika Maison, Research House Maison, Tadeusz Zorawski, Media House, Katarzyna Gala-Zatorska, consumer research consultant, David Jago, director of insights and innovation, Mintel International, and Thomas Bischof, president of ECKC and head of business unit countlines, Bühler.

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ECKC members listen to opening remarks at the gala dinner. In the foreground (l. to r.) Francois Adele and his wife Anna of Dumoulin and Jean Phillipe Roquigny of Stearinerie Dubois.

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The reception and dining hall at Mazurkas Conference Center accommodated more than 300 guests for the gala reception.

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Thomas Matosek, ECKC v.p. and international sales manager for Royal Duyvis Wiener, provided a brief history about the award and the organization.

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Editor Bernard Pacyniak provides a greeting in Polish from the ECKC to the audience.

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Jan Kolański gets the call to come up on stage and receive the annual award.

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ECKC President Thomas Bischof congratulates Kolański on becoming the first Polish confectioner to receive the coveted ECKC award.

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January 19, 2018
Bernie Pacyniak
KEYWORDS Colian Group / European Candy Kettle Club / Poland
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Although the Mazurkas Conference Centre & Hotel was located on the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland’s capital city, it was at the very center of the European Candy Kettle Club (ECKC)’s ceremonies for Jan Kolański, president of the Colian Group and the 2017 ECKC Award recipient.

Prior to the gala dinner and presentation of the award, the Colian Group had organized a Taste of the Future conference for its customers, partners, media and ECKC members and guests at the same venue. The tightly packed agenda featured presentations on Colian’s plans for the future as well as experts dissecting the global confectionery industry and trends affecting its growth.

But as dusk settled, the excitement began to build, fueled by music, cocktails, good food and a bit of pomp and circumstance. After opening remarks by Thomas Matosek, international sales manager for Royal Duyvis Wiener B.V. and ECKC vice president, a parade of waiters kicked off the evening’s dinner, bringing domed plates in synchronized fashion to the tables.

To spice up the meal, a 21-piece orchestra from Kalisz, Jan Kolański’s hometown, played a suite of South American tangos. As the lingering notes of “Tico, Tico” faded in the background, Thomas Bischof, head of business unit countlines for Bühler and ECKC president, invited Kolański for the official presentation of the award.

Moved by the magical moment, Kolański reiterated the fact that the recognition was not his alone, but also the people who worked with him as a team. As a result, he invited to the podium key departmental managers, who received miniatures of the ECKC Award, a stylized version of a copper kettle.

Afterwards, local entertainment provided guests with modern and traditional songs, enticing many to come out on the dance floor.

In keeping with Polish tradition, a lavish buffet was also present just outside the hall to help sustain the energy levels throughout the evening. 

It was a Warsaw night to end all nights for Kolański, his family, his team and guests. “Na Zdrowie!”, the Polish toast meaning “To your health” echoed repeatedly till early morning. 

See also: Colian Group builds on brands, automation to become largest Polish confectionery company 

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With more than 30 years experience in B-to-B reporting, writing and editing — the bulk of which was dedicated to covering the bakery, confectionery and snack industries — Pacyniak has chronicled changes within the food industry since the early 1980s. A Boston University journalism degree graduate, he worked for a variety of publications before joining BNP Media in 1994 as editor of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery magazine. In 2001, he took over as editor-in-chief of Candy Industry until 2018.

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