Carluccio's Ltd
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| Italian Restaurant | |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1999 in London, UK |
| Founder | Antonio Carluccio |
| Headquarters | Covent Garden, London, UK |
Area served | UK, Ireland, Middle East and USA |
Key people | Simon Kossoff Chairman, Neil Wickers CEO |
| Services | Restaurant and Food shop |
| Owner | Landmark Group |
Number of employees | Over 3,200 (2015) |
| Website | www.carluccios.com |
Carluccio's is an Italian restaurant chain founded in London in 1999.
In 1991, Antonio Carluccio and his then wife opened an Italian food shop, named Carluccio's. They expanded this in 1994 to a wholesale business.
In 1999, the first "Carluccio's Caffè" was opened in Market Place, London. A joint authentic Italian restaurant with integrated food shop, the premises opened to serve light, Italian-based breakfasts to diners. The chain expanded, initially across southeast England, and subsequently across the UK. In 2005, Carluccio's listed on the Alternative Investment Market as a PLC. In 2010 the company received a takeover offer from the Landmark Group, a Dubai-based enterprise, valuing Carluccio's at £90m. The transaction was approved by the shareholders and completed in October 2010.
Today, Carluccio's operates from over 95 UK locations. In addition the company has granted franchises over three territories: the first over Ireland with presently two locations in Dublin; the second over 6 countries in the Middle East including three locations presently open in Dubai; .[1] and the third in Alexandria in Virginia, United States of America.
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References
- ↑ "Interim Report 2010" (PDF). Carluccio's. Retrieved 2010-08-19.