Umpf shifts to employee ownership

Umpf shifts to employee ownership

A Yorkshire and London-based PR consultancy is entering a new chapter after transitioning to employee ownership and unveiling a refreshed brand identity. Umpf, which operates from offices in Leeds and London, has become employee-owned through the creation of an Employee Ownership Trust (EoT).  The agency has also launched a new creative identity…

Me-n-Ed's? More like We-n-Ed's: Fresno pizza institution goes 100% employee-owned

The parent company of the Central Valley’s most popular pizza chain is now fully employee owned. Fresno-based Milano Restaurants International, which owns Me-n-Ed’s Pizzeria, Me-n’-Ed’s Victory Grill, Blast & Brew and Piazza del Pane, announced Friday a newly established employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP. It enables employees to earn shares of company stock over time as tax-differed retirement wealth. The Ferdinandi family is transferring 1…