▁out lets ▁of ▁Ch im ich anga . ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁history ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁Pre z zo ▁owned ▁ 7 3 ▁restaur ants , ▁it ▁initi ated ▁a ▁major ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁by ▁dro pping ▁the ▁price ▁per ▁share . ▁This ▁successfully ▁raised ▁£ 7 . 1 2 5 ▁million ▁to ▁fund ▁further ▁expansion . ▁Net ▁c ash ▁at ▁the ▁half - year ▁was ▁£ 9 . 4 ▁million . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Pre z zo ▁opened ▁ 1 2 ▁new ▁restaur ants . ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ending ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ ▁Pre z zo ▁showed ▁a ▁ 4 5 % ▁growth ▁in ▁turn over ▁to ▁£ 5 4 . 2 m ▁and ▁pre - tax ▁profit ▁grew ▁from ▁£ 6 . 1 m ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁to ▁£ 8 . 7 m . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Pre z zo ▁saw ▁sales ▁grow ▁again ▁to ▁£ 7 0 . 1 m ▁and ▁pre - tax ▁profit ▁rose ▁ 2 5 % ▁to ▁£ 1 3 . 6 m . ▁ ▁The ▁chain ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁stead ily , ▁reporting ▁a ▁ 1 7 % ▁rise ▁in ▁prof its ▁to ▁£ 7 . 3 mill ion ▁( GB P ) ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁company ▁continued ▁to ▁expand ▁into ▁new ▁restaurant ▁locations , ▁reported ly ▁aim ing ▁for