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| Takeaway owner offers free pizzas to everyone in Edinburgh | Takeaway owner offers free pizzas to everyone in Edinburgh |
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| Emanuele Mascolo is one of the chefs at Pure Pizza | Emanuele Mascolo is one of the chefs at Pure Pizza |
| A takeaway owner is offering to give everyone in Edinburgh a free pizza over the next month as an act of kindness. | A takeaway owner is offering to give everyone in Edinburgh a free pizza over the next month as an act of kindness. |
| Marc Wilkinson, 55, the owner of Pure Pizza in Morningside, said he had been planning a big altruistic act to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. | Marc Wilkinson, 55, the owner of Pure Pizza in Morningside, said he had been planning a big altruistic act to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. |
| He said it would also give his part-time staff more work. | He said it would also give his part-time staff more work. |
| "I'm very happy with my plan because it's a win, win, win for everyone," he said. | "I'm very happy with my plan because it's a win, win, win for everyone," he said. |
| "The customers benefit, the suppliers benefit and my team of chefs benefit as it gives them more hours of work. | "The customers benefit, the suppliers benefit and my team of chefs benefit as it gives them more hours of work. |
| "I keep hearing about how the cost of living is affecting so many people and I just thought that my ovens are running all day anyway, so they may as well be working at full capacity all day if it helps people. | "I keep hearing about how the cost of living is affecting so many people and I just thought that my ovens are running all day anyway, so they may as well be working at full capacity all day if it helps people. |
| "Altruism is something that really interests me so I wanted to try it." | "Altruism is something that really interests me so I wanted to try it." |
| Marc Wilkinson said he would give a free pizza to everyone who lives in Edinburgh | Marc Wilkinson said he would give a free pizza to everyone who lives in Edinburgh |
| He estimated that it would cost him about £12,000. | He estimated that it would cost him about £12,000. |
| Mr Wilkinson, who opened the business at the start of the lockdown in March 2020, says his ovens have the capacity to make 18 pizzas every six minutes. | Mr Wilkinson, who opened the business at the start of the lockdown in March 2020, says his ovens have the capacity to make 18 pizzas every six minutes. |
| The free pizzas will be given to people who visit his shop in Morningside Drive during January, although they will not be available between 17:30 and 20:30. | The free pizzas will be given to people who visit his shop in Morningside Drive during January, although they will not be available between 17:30 and 20:30. |
| He hopes that anyone who takes up the offer will pass on the act of kindness in their own way. | He hopes that anyone who takes up the offer will pass on the act of kindness in their own way. |
| They will only need to provide a valid mobile number. | They will only need to provide a valid mobile number. |
| "I hope my idea doesn't get out of hand but I'm not going to start asking for proof of address, they won't have to bring in a council tax bill with their address on it," he added. | "I hope my idea doesn't get out of hand but I'm not going to start asking for proof of address, they won't have to bring in a council tax bill with their address on it," he added. |
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| Takeaway food | |
| Edinburgh | |
| Acts of kindness | |
| Food |