AN ITALIAN food entrepreneur has delighted his workforce by gifting them £1 million and a trip to the Maldives for Christmas. The generous boss is Tommaso Mazzanti, founder and CEO of All'Antico Vinaio - a global chain of sandwich shops based out of Florence, Italy.
![[Tommaso Mazzanti and his workers in one of his sandwich shops]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/dcf75b2f-8239-49ec-ae89-ba9d1d8614be.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Tomasso’s wildly popular sandwiches are schiacciate, a type of Sicilian stuffed flatbread, and get exported all over the world. The Tuscan businessman made the announcement on social media that he would split a million between his workers, amounting to roughly £2,500 each.
![[Tomasso in front of one of his All'antico Vinaio outlets]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/world-s-best-boss-gifts-959631916.jpg?strip=all&w=893)
He said the Christmas windfall was to recognise the value and commitment of his workers who contribute every day to the growth of the brand. He said: "I always remember when I was behind a counter making schiacciate, and I wanted to take advantage of my good fortune and to make all my employees and collaborators as happy as possible.".
![[One of All'Antico Vinaio's famous schiacciate sandwiches]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/902bcf90-0393-4aa3-ae08-65f059145194.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Mazzanti announced he was also giving out five free week-long holidays at a five-star Maldives resort. These bumper prizes will be awarded randomly through a lottery involving the company’s entire workforce. Tommasso chose the Maldives because after he earned his first pay cheque as a young man, he took his wife on a trip to the islands.
![[Tommaso opening a new branch of All'Antico Vinaio]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/world-s-best-boss-gifts-959631920.jpg?strip=all&w=834)
He said that felt like a "small victory", and that he wants his workers "to experience the same emotion, to stimulate that desire for perseverance and ambition". Every single worker will also get an extra week’s holiday above the legal minimum. As if the bundle of gifts for his workers wasn't enough, Tommaso is also gifting one lucky customer a trip to New York through a competition on his Instagram page.
