Eataly

Eataly
legal form	Società a responsabilità limitata
founding	2004
Seat	Monticello d'Alba , Italy
management	Oscar Farinetti
Number of employees	5000
sales	EUR 179 million (2016)
Website	https://www.eataly.net/de_de/

Eataly is one of the largest distributors of Italian consumer goods worldwide. The range includes a variety of restaurants , food and drink counters in specialized supermarkets, consumer goods and a cooking school. The company was founded by Oscar Farinetti, who previously worked in the consumer electronics field. Eataly cooperates with Slow Food .

History of the company

Eataly in São Paulo , Brazil

In January 2007, the Italian businessman Oscar Farinetti opened the first Eataly store in a disused vermouth factory in Turin in the Lingotto district .

Eataly in New York City, September 2010

The branch, which opened in New York on August 31, 2010 , is located on Madison Square Park and is owned by Eataly and the Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group , a partnership with Mario Batali , Lidia Bastianich and Joe Bastianich. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg attended the opening and praised the creation of 300 new jobs. More than 700 people now work at this location. Even two weeks after it opened, the lines of waiting guests continued down Fifth Avenue.

At the beginning of 2012, Eataly opened the largest branch in Rome to date , namely at the Ostiense train station. On December 2, 2013, Eataly opened another store at 43 E. Ohio Street in Chicago . This location extends over around 5,850 square meters, making it the largest Eataly in the USA. Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich own shares in the Chicago branch.

On March 18, 2014, Eataly opened a 5,000 square meter store on Piazza XXV Aprile in Milan . The store is called "Eataly Smeraldo" because it is located in a former theater. The stage built in it will continue to be used for musical acts, speeches and exhibitions.

Eataly currently operates 27 locations worldwide in the USA, Brazil, Dubai, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Italy and, since autumn 2015, also in Germany: The joint venture between Eataly Italia and Signa Retail founded in October 2015 opened here on November 25th In 2015, an Eataly store with an area of 4,600 square meters in Munich's Schrannenhalle directly on Viktualienmarkt. Expansion to at least five other locations in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland is planned by 2021.

Branches

Europe

Until 2015, Eataly was only represented in Italy within Europe. After the opening in Munich, further stores are planned in Paris and London from 2016.

Expansion in Germany

Eataly in the Schrannenhalle

The first German branch opened as the 27th store of the chain on November 26, 2015 in Munich's Schrannenhalle with around 4,000 square meters of retail space.

Italy

United States

new York
Chicago
Boston

South Korea

Japan

More locations

Cruise ships

Eataly operates restaurants and shops on individual MSC Cruises ships .

Origin of the company name

The name "Eataly" is a combination of the words "Eat" and "Italy".

Web links

Commons : Eataly - collection of images, videos and audio files

Eataly. In: German website of the delicatessen chain. Retrieved December 3, 2017 (Eataly Net Srl).

Dana Weise with Claire Oelkers : The Food Adventure Park Essen as an experience: The Food Park , ProSieben - Galileo , episode 13, season 2018 from January 15, 2018 (YouTube January 31, 2018) from Bologna 44 ° 30 ′ 55.9 ″ N , 11 ° 24 '36 " E.44.51554 11.41

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Franz Kotteder : Eataly in the Schrannenhalle. 4000 square meters full of delicacies. Süddeutsche Zeitung , September 28, 2015, accessed on December 3, 2017 : “The Italian chain Eataly is setting up its first German branch. In November [2015] it should start in the Schrannenhalle. "
↑ ^a ^b Ulrike Sauer: Eataly - success story of a delicatessen company. In: Economy. Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 25, 2015, accessed on December 3, 2017 .
↑ ilsole24ore.com: Eataly chiude in rosso in Italia
↑ See Why New Yorkers Are Obsessed With Eataly, Mario Batali's Giant Italian Food Market Business Insider on January 10, 2013 [EN]
↑ Bloomberg Business on September 15, 2010 [EN]
↑ Rome: Youngest and Greatest Eataly. Worth seeing! food service on August 1st, 2012
↑ Italy's Salvation: The Beauty and the Food Die Presse on December 6, 2012
↑ Eataly in the Schrannenhalle: A good feeling with Italy on February 9, 2016
↑ Signa forges an alliance with Eataly Wirtschaftswoche on October 13, 2015
↑ Specialty restaurants. In: Life on board. MSC Cruises SA, 2017, accessed December 3, 2017 .

[sz_20150928-1] A ^b Franz Kotteder : Eataly in the Schrannenhalle. 4000 square meters full of delicacies. Süddeutsche Zeitung , September 28, 2015, accessed on December 3, 2017 : “The Italian chain Eataly is setting up its first German branch. In November [2015] it should start in the Schrannenhalle. "

[sz_20151125-2] Ulrike Sauer: Eataly - success story of a delicatessen company. In: Economy. Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 25, 2015, accessed on December 3, 2017 .

[3] sole24ore.com: Eataly chiude in rosso in Italia

[4] See Why New Yorkers Are Obsessed With Eataly, Mario Batali's Giant Italian Food Market Business Insider on January 10, 2013 [EN]

[5] Bloomberg Business on September 15, 2010 [EN]

[6] Rome: Youngest and Greatest Eataly. Worth seeing! food service on August 1st, 2012

[7] Italy's Salvation: The Beauty and the Food Die Presse on December 6, 2012

[8] Eataly in the Schrannenhalle: A good feeling with Italy on February 9, 2016

[9] Signa forges an alliance with Eataly Wirtschaftswoche on October 13, 2015

[msc-10] Specialty restaurants. In: Life on board. MSC Cruises SA, 2017, accessed December 3, 2017 .