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| Company type | Pizzeria |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008, Brixton Market, London, England |
| Founder | Giuseppe Mascoli |
Area served | Greece |
| Products | Sourdough Pizza and Salads |
| Parent | The Fulham Shore |
| Website | francomanca |
Franco Manca is a sourdough Neapolitan pizza business operating around 70 pizzerias in the UK. It was founded in 2008 by Giuseppe Mascoli[1] and Bridget Hugo.[2] The first restaurant opened on Market Row in Brixton Market.[3] Initially sites were in the London metropolitan area, then the company opened in Italy with a summer pizzeria on the island of Salina to the north of Sicily. Since then the company has opened restaurants in many English cities; Brighton, Bath, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester and Oxford. These were followed by Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland and in the centre of the Welsh capital Cardiff. Franco Manca opened a pizzeria in Malaga Spain in April 2023. [3] Franco Manca was named the UK's best Italian Restaurant on Yelp.[4][5] Franco Manca's menu consists of pizza with various meat and vegetarian options. It uses a traditional Neapolitan soft base.[6]
In November 2022, Franco Manca launched a range of chilled cook-at-home pizzas in 500 UK Tesco stores, after licensing its brand to food manufacturers Rondanini.[7][8]
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- ^ Skidelsky, William (21 September 2008). "A world-class lunch in 40 seconds - and you don't have to be made of dough ..." The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b "The Man Behind Franco Manca". Brixton Blog. 2015-01-23. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ^ "Welcome to Franco Manca !". Francomanca.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ "Franco Manca is named the UK's best Italian restaurant on Yelp". Business Insider. Uk.businessinsider.com. 2016-06-14. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05.
- ^ Chomka, Stefan (2015-01-12). "Business Profile: Franco Manca". Big Hospitality. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ Coghlan, Adam (3 November 2022). "Franco Manca Follows Baked Forefather Pizza Express Into the Cold World of Supermarket Refrigerators". Eater London. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Leonard-Bedwel, Niamh (16 November 2022). "Franco Manca launches chilled sourdough pizzas into Tesco". The Grocer. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.