In 1886, the partnership with Ross ended and Capato started his own enterprise. According to Antonis Chaldeos, who has written his PhD thesis about the history of the Greeks in Sudan, Capato in the same year obtained British citizenship. He became the main caterer of the Anglo-Egyptian forces, especially in fresh meat,[1] set up a network of canteens, run by Greeks,[2] and an ice factory.[4] The business offered huge profits,[1] but Capato also suffered heavy losses at times, especially due to animal diseases.[2] At one point, he also recruited some 3.000 contract workers from Yemen for the British authorities in order to fortify Suakin: