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Standardising Excellence through sincere Values an interview with Tiziano Cassar, Chairman of Primavera Caterers With over six decades of experience in the busines, Ta’ Peppi Caterers require little or no introduction. As the third generation took over, with it came a rebranding exercise in 2014, Prompted by current chairman Tiziano Cassar, Ta’ Peppi is now known as Primavera Caterers. Hospitality Malta speaks in depth with Tiziano Cassar, Chairman of Primavera Caterers to learn more about their strategy and vision and why they think their product is one of the very best on the island. T directors, which include his broth- he er Malcolm and his two cousins Pedro Cassar and Graziella Mizzi, are very much a hands- on team. Tiziano is in charge of company strategy and vision, and is also very involved in the making of wedding cakes, three dimensional cakes and pastry work. He works hand-in-hand with brother Malcolm, who is the head chef of the organisation and supervises a team of chefs. Malcolm is also very hands-on and is responsible for the preparation of weddings, parties and receptions. Pedro Cassar is the Pastry Chef, whilst Graziella Mizzi is in charge of administration and meeting with clients to discuss their requirements. In total the staff complement at Primavera is made up of ten members. HOSPITALITY MALTA Tiziano goes on to explain that in addition to his role, he has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for a Swedish company that provides sugar paste products. The relationship with this company is such that he has represented it abroad, most recently in Saudi Arabia. So how is this product better than others? The product is a very good quality binding paste which helps to create mass in tall cakes. Tiziano explains that his relationship with this brand goes a long way. Admittedly he has worked with other products but he always finds himself returning to it. Even more so be- cause the relationship has developed into a close one; Tiziano’s techniques are so good that these have been integrated in the Swedish company’s portfolio and in one particular brand, photos of Tiziano’s work is shown on the packaging. The company, which employs thousands of people, involve Tiziano as a technical connoisseur to demonstrate how the product works. Issue 06 57