Sbarro
Sbarro, LLC is a restaurant chain. Sbarro is known for their New York style pizza. The restaurant was created by both Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro in 1956.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | Brooklyn, New York City, New York (1956) |
| Headquarters | Melville, New York |
Key people | J. David Karam, (CEO and President) Carolyn Spatafora (CFO) Anthony J. Missano (President Business Development) Stuart M. Steinberg (General Counsel) Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro (founders) |
| Products | Pizza Pasta Salads |
| Revenue | $476 million USD (2010) |
| Website | www.sbarro.com |
They opened their first Salumeria, an Italian grocery store, at 1701 65th Street and 17th Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York.[1] One of their busiest Sbarro restaurants was located in the World Trade Center mall.[2] The headquarters for Sbarro is located in Melville, New York.
On August 9, 2001, there was a suicide bombing at a Sbarro restaurant in downtown Jerusalem, Israel. The bombings were carried out by Hamas. 15 people were killed, which included 7 children, and a pregnant woman. It also wounded 130 people.[3]
On March 10, 2014, Sbarro filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.[4]
Sbarro Media
A Sbarro restaurant at a food court in Quezon City, Philippines
Sbarro (with new logo) at the Christiana Mall in Newark, Delaware
References
- ↑ "About Us". Sbarro. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "Business as usual". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "Nine years after the Sbarro massacre". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "Burned To A Crisp: Sbarro Files For Bankruptcy (Again)". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-03-10.