Eataly facts for kids
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| Food Retail | |
| Industry | Restaurants, Grocery store |
| Founder | Oscar Farinetti |
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Number of locations
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45 worldwide |
| Products | food, wine |
Eataly is a chain of big Italian marketplaces. They are like huge food halls. You can find restaurants, food counters, bakeries, and even a cooking school there. Oscar Farinetti started Eataly. He used to work in electronics. Eataly also works with a group called Slow Food.
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What is Eataly?
Eataly combines many things in one place. It's like a busy European market. It also feels like a fancy supermarket. You can find a great food court and a learning center too. It's a place to shop, eat, and learn about Italian food.
How Eataly Started
The first Eataly opened in January 2007. Oscar Farinetti, an Italian businessman, started it. He turned an old factory in Turin, Italy, into the first Eataly. This first store was very easy to reach by metro. Farinetti planned to open more stores in Italy and in New York.
Growing Across the World
Eataly Comes to New York
The first Eataly in Manhattan, New York, opened on August 31, 2010. It was a very big store, over 50,000 square feet. Many people and the media were excited about its opening. The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, even came to the opening. He said Eataly created 300 new jobs. For weeks after it opened, people waited in long lines to get inside.
More Stores in Italy and Beyond
Eataly has many other stores in Italy. It also has several in Tokyo, Japan. In 2012, Eataly opened its biggest store in Rome. This huge store was in an old airport building. You can also find Eataly at Rome's Fiumicino Airport. There is also a store in Genoa, Italy.
Eataly on Cruise Ships
In 2013, Eataly teamed up with MSC Cruises. They opened two restaurants on the MSC Preziosa cruise ship. Eataly restaurants were also added to the MSC Divina ship.
Expanding in the United States
On December 2, 2013, Eataly opened a new store in Chicago. This store was 63,000 square feet. It became the largest Eataly in the United States at that time. It cost about $20 million to build.
New Stores Around the Globe
Eataly kept growing in other countries.
- On December 16, 2014, the first Eataly opened in Istanbul, Turkey.
- On May 19, 2015, Eataly opened its first store in São Paulo, Brazil. This was its first store in the Southern Hemisphere.
- On November 26, 2015, Eataly opened in Munich, Germany. This was its first location there.
Changes in Leadership
In 2016, Andrea Guerra became the CEO of Eataly. He used to be the CEO of a big eyewear company. In 2019, Andrea Guerra left Eataly. Oscar Farinetti's son, Nicola Farinetti, took over as CEO.
More Recent Openings
- In June 2016, Eataly announced a store for Las Vegas. It opened in 2018 at the Park MGM casino. It takes up about 40,000 square feet.
- In July 2016, Eataly announced a store in Downtown Manhattan. It opened at the World Trade Center.
- In November 2016, a 45,000-square-foot Eataly opened in Boston. It replaced an old food court.
- In October 2017, Eataly opened in Los Angeles. This store was 67,000 square feet. It became the largest Eataly in the United States.
- On February 17, 2018, Eataly opened its 40th store in Stockholm, Sweden. It is in an old movie theater.
- In April 2019, Eataly opened its first store in Paris, France. It is in the center of the city.
- On November 13, 2019, Eataly opened a 50,000-square-foot store in Toronto, Canada.
New Ownership
In September 2022, a company from the UK bought most of Eataly's shares. This means they now own more than half of the company.
What Does "Eataly" Mean?
The name Eataly was created by Celestino Ciocca. He is a brand strategy expert. He first registered the name "Eataly" in 2000. He later sold the rights to the name. The name is a mix of "Eat" and "Italy." The "aly" part also sounds like "alley," which makes you think of many food stalls.
Eataly Stores Around the World
Eataly has stores in many different countries.
- Americas
- Brazil: 1
- Canada: 2
- United States: 8
- Asia-Pacific
- Japan: 5
- Qatar: 2
- Saudi Arabia: 1
- South Korea: 2
- United Arab Emirates: 2
- Kuwait: 1
- Europe
- Germany: 1
- France: 1
- UK: 1
- Italy: 13
- Sweden: 1
- Turkey: 1
The Eataly store in Las Vegas is owned by MGM Resorts International. Eataly also closed its store in Moscow in 2022.
Eataly plans to open more stores in the future. Some of these cities include Abu Dhabi, Brussels, Hong Kong, London, Mexico City, and Washington, DC.
