Sbarro

Sbarro, LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryFast food restaurant
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
FoundersGennaro Sbarro
Carmela Sbarro
HeadquartersColumbus, Ohio, U.S.
Number of locations
600+
Key people
Gennaro and Carmela Sbarro (founders)
J. David Karam (CEO and President)
ProductsItalian-American cuisine, pizza, pasta, salads
Revenue$185,000,000 (2021 Domestic; excl. Canada)
Websitesbarro.com Edit this at Wikidata

Sbarro, LLC is an American fast food restaurant that specializes in New York–style pizza sold by the slice and other Italian-American cuisine. In 2011, the company was ranked 15th in foreign sales among U.S.-based quick-serve and fast-casual companies by QSR Magazine.[1] In 2008, Sbarro was rated the No. 1 Quick Service Restaurant in the Italian segment by Entrepreneur magazine. However, diners and critics have criticized the quality of the food,[2][3][4] with some suggesting a link between food quality and the company's two bankruptcies.[5] Sbarro has over 600 locations in 28 countries.[6] Sbarro stores are located in shopping malls, airports, service areas, and college campuses, as well as in The Pentagon, American naval bases, and casinos.

  1. ^ 2011 non-U.S. system wide sales Retrieved July 11. 2015
  2. ^ Cole, Marine. "11 Worst Fast Food Restaurants in America". The Fiscal Times. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Peters, Justin (May 4, 2011). "The state of Sbarro: America's least essential restaurant". Slate Magazine. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Fast food chain consumerist.com/2014/07/02
  5. ^ Sbarro is in bankruptcy economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/
  6. ^ "About Sbarro - Get the Story Behind the Slice". Retrieved August 7, 2018.