13 Facts About Sbarro

Sbarro, LLC is an American pizzeria chain that specializes in New York-style pizza sold by the slice and other Italian-American cuisine.

Sbarro stores are located in shopping malls, airports, service areas, and college campuses, as well as in The Pentagon, American naval bases, and casinos.

Success of the Sbarro Salumeria led to the opening of additional locations in the New York City metropolitan area.

In 1970, Sbarro opened its first mall-based restaurant in Brooklyn's Kings Plaza Shopping Center.

In early 2007, Sbarro was acquired by MidOcean Partners, a private equity firm with offices in New York and London.

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In November 2011, Sbarro was granted court approval to emerge from bankruptcy under a plan requiring restructuring and ceding ownership to lenders; 25 sites were closed.

In January 2012, James J Greco was brought in as CEO of Sbarro to implement a turnaround plan as the company emerged from bankruptcy.

Sbarro rebranded, updating its pizza recipe, food offerings, and branding, and bringing fresh ingredients back to the forefront of the menu.

In July 2015 Sbarro announced that they planned to expand to 50 outlets in two years, from the 17 they had then.

In March 2013, Sbarro announced that J David Karam would be the next CEO of the company.

In 2016, Sbarro had 318 locations in the U S, less than half of 12 years earlier.

On 5 November 2020, Sbarro announced it had agreed a partnership with the EG Group, a UK based retail group, to enter the UK market - with the first store opening in EG's Armada location in Birmingham, West Midlands.

In October 2013, Sbarro opened the first location of their fast-casual concept called Cucinova.