Saiccor - The First 50 Years 5.8 MB - Sappi

The Cantacuzene Period (1952–1965)
The first location of Bozzone’s Italian Restaurant, in Umkomaas, 1960
both his father and grandfather were
butchers� In 1963 Ferruccio married
Bozzone’s daughter Renée, and in 1970 he
left Saiccor to go into business with
Bozzone� He set up and ran Italian Meat
Products, an Italian delicatessen and meat
factory� From small beginnings, the Italian
meat factory became very well known
throughout the country, processing one and
a half tons of meat a week, mainly pork and
beef, specialising in salami, prosciutto, coppa
and pancetta� Today Ferruccio’s son
Piercarlo still runs the business, with a little
help from his father�
Meanwhile, in July 1961 the ristorante moved
to larger premises, where its great popularity
persisted for many years through the efforts of
Arturo, sons Ezio and Roberto and son-in-law
Ferruccio, with homemade food, homemade
music, and dance� The sight of the Bozzone
family having lunch became a familiar one in
Umkomaas, with 10 to 15 of them sitting at
a restaurant table, none eating or drinking
until the ‘old man’, who was invariably late,
took his place at the head of the table� The
ceremony could then commence�
Alas, all that remains of this once thriving
enterprise is the ‘The Whaler’�
Legendary restaurateurs� TOP, Roberto and Ezio Bozzone and
Ferruccio Monte and BOTTOM Ferruccio Monte and Arturo Bozzone
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