{"id":3680,"date":"2018-05-24T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T13:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melisathassos.gr\/?page_id=3680"},"modified":"2018-07-17T08:36:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T06:36:12","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melisathassos.gr\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; hidden_bg_md_down=&#8221;1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;auto&#8221; overlay_background=&#8221;overlay_custom_background&#8221; overlay_custom_background=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; overlay_opacity=&#8221;80&#8243; el_class=&#8221;row-laced&#8221; background_image=&#8221;3763&#8243; background_position=&#8221;top center&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][tm_heading custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;secondary_color&#8221; text=&#8221;THE COMPANY&#8221; font_size=&#8221;lg:16&#8243; letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528463390031{margin-bottom: 18px !important;}&#8221; typed_list=&#8221;%5B%7B%7D%5D&#8221;][tm_heading tag=&#8221;h1&#8243; custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; text=&#8221;ABOUT US&#8221; font_size=&#8221;sm:3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528463405917{margin-bottom: 34px !important;}&#8221; typed_list=&#8221;%5B%7B%7D%5D&#8221;][tm_heading tag=&#8221;p&#8221; custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; text=&#8221;The family-run Melissa, based in Potos, Thassos, specializes in the production and marketing of traditional products. 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