Zizzi

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Zizzi Restaurants Limited
Zizzi
Founded1999;26 years ago (1999)
Founders Adam and Sam Kaye [1]
Number of locations
137
(as of September 2023) [2]
Parent Azzurri Central Limited
Website zizzi.co.uk

Zizzi Restaurants Limited, [3] [4] trading as Zizzi, is a chain of Italian-inspired restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is the sister restaurant of ASK Italian, both having been founded by Adam and Sam Kaye. [1] In February 2015, Bridgepoint Capital completed a £250 million acquisition of the two brands. [5] They were subsequently bought by TowerBrook Capital Partners in 2020. [6]

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Locations

Zizzi restaurant in Friar Gate, Derby Zizzi, 16-17 Friar Gate, Derby.jpg
Zizzi restaurant in Friar Gate, Derby
Zizzi restaurant in Pinner, Middlesex Zizzi, Pinner, HA5 (5653110760).jpg
Zizzi restaurant in Pinner, Middlesex

The first Zizzi restaurant opened in Chiswick in 1999. [2] [7] As of October 2025, the Zizzi portfolio includes 138 restaurants. About 27 in London and Greater London, as well as locations throughout the United Kingdom (and also Dublin in ROI).

On 17 July 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Azzurri Group, owner of the Zizzi and ASK Italian chains, announced the closure of 75 restaurants with the loss of up to 1,200 jobs. [8]

Philanthropy

In the summer of 2011, Zizzi began using the Pennies service in all their restaurants to give customers the option to top up their bill with a 20p donation to charity. By March 2012, over £50,000 had been raised for charity, with the majority going to long-standing charity partner The Prince's Trust. Pennies with Zizzi was crowned "Project of the Year" by the Real IT Awards in 2012, also picking up the prize for Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility. [9] [ unreliable source? ] In 2020, Zizzi won the Lausanne Index Prize for Novel Product of the Year. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lutrario, Joe (7 June 2011). "Business Profile: Zizzi". Restaurant. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Find your Local Zizzi Restaurant | Italian Restaurants". Zizzi. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "ZIZZI RESTAURANTS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House . 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Privacy Policy". Zizzi. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bridgepoint Completes £250 Million Acquisition of ASK ITALIAN and ZIZZI". Bridgepoint. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Azzurri Group acquired in pre-pack by Towerbrook Capital Partners". RPBI OPenings. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Greater London Archives". Zizzi. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Restaurant chain Zizzi and Ask Italian closing 75 branches". BBC News. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Untitled Prezi". Prezi. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "2020 L.I.P. Novel Product of the Year - Zizzi". Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.


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