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Milanese fashion house Prada has finally got a bite of the cake business as it acquires an 80 per cent stake in 190-year-old patisserie Pasticceria Marchesi.Let them eat panettone! That’s what we imagine the big wigs at Prada Group HQ were saying as the deal confirming an 80 per cent acquisition in Pasticceria Marchesi was closed.The 101-year-old fashion house is pleased to invest in another Milanese institution, albeit one famed for the contents of its bags as opposed to their exterior. Since 1824, Pasticceria Marchesi has served the people of Milan with its revered pastries and chocolate from its premises on Corso Magenta.
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