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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced that Clement PappasCEO of Stateside Vodka, named Entrepreneur of the Year® 2023 Greater Philadelphia Award Winner. The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the most prestigious competitive awards given to entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth businesses. An independent jury of past winners, leading CEOs, investors and other regional business leaders selected Mr. Pappas from 11 other winners. Candidates were evaluated based on their ability to create long-term value through entrepreneurship, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
Clément and the proud United States team
Under the leadership of Pappas, In the USA has become a disruptive force in the ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail industry with its wildly popular Surfside Iced Tea + Vodka And Vodka Soda in the United States lines. Both brands quickly became the best-selling brands in the Mid-Atlantic region and the fastest-growing brands in the entire United States.
Pappas accepted the award with humor, saying, “It’s truly humbling to be honored alongside people who are curing cancer and solving homelessness when we’re just making drinks from vodka. But I hope we make people’s daily lives a little more pleasant.”
EY US has honored entrepreneurs whose ambition, courage and ingenuity have driven their companies’ success, transformed their industries and positively impacted their communities for nearly four decades. Entrepreneur of the Year award winners become lifetime members of a global, multi-industry community of entrepreneurs with exclusive, ongoing access to the experience, knowledge and wisdom of program alumni and other members of the ecosystem in more than 60 countries, all supported by extensive EY resources. . Since 1986, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized more than 11,000 American leaders.
Like a Greater Philadelphia winner of the award, Pappas is now eligible for the 2023 national Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
About Vodka USA
Founded in Philadelphia in 2015 by the brothers Matt and Bryan Quigley and industry veteran Clement Pappasthe United States became that of Philadelphia hometown vodka of choice and leader in ready-to-drink canned cocktails with its Surfside Iced Tea + Vodka And Vodka Soda in the United States brands. With just three employees and local distribution, Stateside now employs 63 full-time employees, is distributed in 13 states and is rapidly expanding across the United States.
About Entrepreneur of the Year®
Entrepreneur of the year® is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for invincible entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders bring the innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with ideas and experiences that promote growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries. National Global Award winners compete for the Global Entrepreneur of the Year® title. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.
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Contact: Denise Meloche
Company: Vodka in the United States
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