Primary Recommendation

Prezzo - Value for money consumer proposition

June 2009

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Prezzo, the operator of a chain of pizza and pasta restaurants, is a family dominated company and has proved to be a long-term success story. The business is dominated by the Kaye family. Philip Kaye, one of the most successful UK restaurant entrepreneurs during the last three decades previously founded Golden Egg, Garfunkels, ASK Central and Giardino and set up Prezzo with his nephew, Jonathan Kaye. Philip Kayesâ€™ sons, Adam and Sam, were co-founders in ASK Central, which operates the Zizzi pizza and pasta chain and they went on to sell that business to TDR Capital, the VC owners of Pizza Express. After a brief sabbatical, they also joined Prezzo last year as non-executives and together the four family members own 64.1% of the e ...

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