Global Brands, which owns the rights to the Domino's Pizza franchises in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, saw its chairman take a slice in the group.
Yair Hasson made his maiden purchase in the group by buying 225,000 shares at 30p each. He now has a 4.67% stake.
In September, Global Brands saw losses before tax almost unchanged in the first half of 2008, at SF.0.552m versus SF.0.553m a year earlier.
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However, exceptional charges of SF.0.76m relating to the reorganisation of the company and the replacement of the previous management regime pushed the company further into the red
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