Italian Restaurant | |
Industry | Hospitality |
Founded | 1999 in London, England |
Founder | Antonio Carluccio |
Headquarters | Covent Garden, London, UK |
Area served
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UK, Ireland, Middle East and US |
Key people
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Simon Kossoff, Chairman; Neil Wickers, CEO |
Services | Restaurant and food shop |
Owner | Landmark Group |
Number of employees
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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. 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.
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