Adam Kaye
{{Short description|British businessman and restaurateur}}
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Adam Kaye (born September 1968) is a British businessman and restaurateur, and the co-founder with his brother Samuel of the ASK Italian casual dining chain. He is an executive director with Everyman Cinemas.
Early life
Adam Kaye was born in September 1968,{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/IPz3PtsE8Y46BTr-c48QjnCeLnE/appointments|title=Adam KAYE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|access-date=27 January 2018}} the son of businessman and restaurateur Phillip Kaye. He studied catering at a college in Westminster, London.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/an-authentic-family-recipe-for-success-132158.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128021332/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/an-authentic-family-recipe-for-success-132158.html |archive-date=2018-01-28 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=An authentic family recipe for success |last=Tobias |first=Emma |date=13 November 2013 |website=The Independent |publisher=Independent Digital News & Media Ltd |access-date=15 May 2021}}
The family name was originally Kropifko.
Career
In 1993, Adam and Sam Kaye opened their first restaurant, a week after Sam finished at catering college. They bought the lease on a former Tootsies restaurant in Belsize Park, London, and converted it into a pizza pasta restaurant, inspired by Pizza Express. By 2002, they had 140 restaurants, 4,500 staff and turnover of £95 million.
In 2004, Adam and Sam Kaye sold their ASK Italian and Zizzi restaurants to Gondola Group, earning them almost £30 million.{{cite web |url=https://marketbusinessnews.com/ask-italian-zizzi-talks-acquired-bridgepoint/39621/ |title=ASK Italian and Zizzi in talks to be acquired by Bridgepoint |last=Joe |first=Alexander |date=28 November 2014 |website=Market Business News |access-date=15 May 2021}} In 2006, the brothers launched the dim sum chain DimT.
Kaye was the founder of the pan-Asian Tasty chain.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/24/guest-list-presidents-club-all-male-charity-gala|title=Presidents Club: who was invited to the all-male charity gala?|date=25 January 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=27 January 2018}}
He has been an executive director of Everyman Media Group since 2015. He is on the board of directors for restaurant chains Ground Round, Tasty, Prezzo, Relish, Villandry Foodstore and several property groups.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/15671647 |title=Adam Kaye: Executive Director, Everyman Media Group PLC |website=Bloomberg |access-date=15 May 2021}}
Personal life
Since 2002, Kaye has lived in a modern six-bedroom house on the edge of Hampstead Heath. In November 2015, Kaye was seeking to demolish the house and build a new one, citing "high living and maintenance costs" and an "inefficient choice of materials during the construction".{{cite web|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/zizzi-boss-angers-hampstead-neighbours-with-plan-to-demolish-new-9m-home-1-4307160 |title=Zizzi boss angers Hampstead neighbours with plan to demolish new £9m home |first=Paul |last=Wright |date=11 November 2015 |website=Ham&High (Hampstead & Highgate Express) |publisher=Archant |access-date=27 January 2018}}