Pizza Fan stores are set to reopen within days, as an investigation continues across the country into the scam involving complimentary pizzas and millions of euros in tax evasion.
The parent company has already informed all the stores that they should start taking orders from the public next Wednesday, in two days’ time.
Most have already begun preparations today, with work set to pick up mainly from tomorrow. Some employees have already received a call from the company’s management asking them to report for duty.
However, five or six stores will not be able to reopen.
The company’s lawyer said this was because their owners are franchisees. These are mainly stores whose owners do not want to run them because they are elderly and may be approaching retirement.
There are also two or three stores that are very new and will not be able to reopen immediately in this case.
Pizza Fan’s lawyer also said that employees would initially be taken on by the parent company until the franchise stores reopen and they can report for duty.
Employees remain on standby as they await the company’s commitments being fulfilled, while the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is also closely monitoring the case.
Source: ertnews.gr