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People and Politics | "Una pizza prego" - The Story of an Italian in Germany

2,085 views · Published 23 November 2008 · 6:14 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: DW News · 2008 · News & Politics

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Franco Francucci was one of the first Italian migrants to come to Germany looking for work. He left his home in the Abruzzo region a penniless carpenter in 1959. Now 72 years old, he is one of Berlin's most respected Italian restaurateurs. His claim to fame is having invented the mini-pizza back in the 1970s. Today, square slices from pan pizzas are served in numerous eateries. His son Franquino still runs the family restaurant, now a renowned establishment on western Berlin's most famous shopping avenue. In business terms, it's definitely a success story - but has the Francucci family really integrated into German society over the past four decades?

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