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Pizza Fan will reopen 107 of its 109 stores on Wednesday after Greece’s anti-money laundering authority temporarily unfroze two company bank accounts, allowing operations to resume and approximately 2,500 employees to return to work, the chain’s lawyer said on Monday.

The two outlets excluded from the reopening joined the network only about two months ago. Online orders through efood and Wolt are also expected to resume, potentially from Tuesday evening.

The attorney said the company would move quickly to recover lost ground but declined to say whether it would maintain its existing pricing policy.

The chain estimates that the shutdown resulted in approximately five million euros in lost revenue. Monthly sales had previously reached between eight million and nine million euros, according to its lawyer. The company considers the financial damage manageable.

Owner remains in pretrial detention

Pizza Fan owner Konstantinos Antaras remains in pretrial detention pending trial over the alleged tax-evasion scheme that prompted the shutdown on Oct. 22.

The investigation centers on a function in the company’s ordering system known as “kerasma,” or “treat,” which authorities allege was used to register completed orders without issuing receipts, concealing sales and reducing tax liabilities.

Authorities are examining suspected practices dating back to 2016 and estimate that nearly 150 million euros in taxable revenue may have been concealed, resulting in tax losses exceeding 35 million euros. The company disputes the allegations and the calculations.