David bought his first Pizza Express in Chiswick in 1981 and opened 25 sites, before becoming CEO of the listed company as it grew to 300 restaurants. He went on to co-found Clapham House, which included Gourmet Burger Kitchen, Bombay Bicycle Club and Tootsies, before selling to Nando's. Page then invested in wood fired sourdough pizza concept Franco Manca in Brixton, with his investment group Fulham Shore buying a majority stake in 2015. In June this year, Toridoll’s £93.4m acquisition of the Franco Manca and The Real Greek operator was approved by Fulham Shore’s shareholders.