Cora Tsouflidou

Cora Tsouflidou is the best example of a self-made business woman. She is the founder of Cora restaurants and her initiative, perseverance, self-confidence, and boundless energy have been the main ingredients in her recipe for success. She was the only woman nominated as Quebec’s 2006 CEO of the Year, a yearly contest organized by the business section of La Presse, a prestigious Montreal newspaper. In 2006, Cora was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Réseau des Femmes d’Affaires du Québec. She has also been named to the list of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in the Entrepreneur category in a special report conducted by the Globe and Mail in November 2006. Other awards include the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Manufacturing/ Consumer Products Category, the Pinnacle Award, and the Tops in Hospitality Award from Foodservice and Hospitality magazine. Tsouflidou is the recipient of the 2003 Governor General’s Award. In 2004, she was also inducted into the Canadian Professional Sales Association’s Hall of Fame and in 2005, she received the Hall of Fame award from the Canadian Franchise Association. In 2009, she received the RBC Canadian Women Award in the Bell Trailblazer Award category. Visit www.chezcora.com.