Spoleto (restaurant)

Spoleto

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Industry	Restaurants
Genre	Fast food
Founded	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1999)
Founder	Eduardo Ourivio and Mário Chady
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Number of locations	250+ in Brazil, 8 in Mexico and 3 in Spain
Products	Pasta Salads Desserts
Owner	Grupo Trigo
Website	http://www.spoleto.com.br

Spoleto (Portuguese pronunciation: [spoˈletu]) is a Brazilian restaurant chain that develops the concept of fast food to Italian cuisine. The restaurant's name is a tribute to the town of Spoleto, Italy.

The company was established in 1999 in Rio de Janeiro by Eduardo Ourivio and Mário Chady. In 2001, the company adopted the franchise system.

Currently, the chain has over 200 restaurants located throughout Brazil, eight in Mexico, three in Spain and two in the United States.

History

Spoleto's history begins in 1992 with the partnership of friends Eduardo and Mario Chady Ourívio for the opening of Guilhermina Café in Leblon. With the success of the first cafeteria they opened other cafeterias, which paved the way for other projects: a restaurant, a catering business and a gastronomic center with six stores.

Through the knowledge learned in the projects, Mario and Eduardo realized the opportunity to serve the people who eat out every day, so they created the concept of Spoleto, where the customer can choose the ingredients of the meal.

External links

• Spoleto's Official Website (Portuguese)
• Spoleto Mexico Official Website (Spanish)