Eataly is a chain of large format/footprint Italian marketplaces (

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) comprising a variety of restaurants, food and beverage counters, bakery, retail items, and a cooking school. Eataly was founded by Oscar Farinetti, an entrepreneur formerly involved in the consumer electronics business, and collaborates with Slow Food.

Origin

In January 2007, Italian businessman Oscar Farinetti opened the first location of Eataly,Kummer, Corby
The Supermarket of the Future
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district of

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. Easily accessible via the Lingotto metro station, the establishment has been described by ''

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'' as a "megastore" that "combines elements of a bustling European open market, a Whole-Foods-style supermarket, a high-end

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and a New Age learning center."Tardi, Alan (24 October 2007
Spacious Food Bazaar in Turin Plans Manhattan Branch
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'' Farinetti planned early on that additional stores would open elsewhere in Italy and in

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with help of investor chef

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Expansion

The first Eataly location in

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was established in the Toy Center Building near

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Eataly Offers Italy by the Ounce
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''Ferretti, Elena (19 October 2010
Inside Mario Batali's "Eataly"
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'' It is over in size, and opened with a large amount of press coverage on August 31, 2010.Eataly prende per la gola anche gli americani
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and Eataly investor chef

attended the opening, praising Eataly for creating 300 new jobs. Two weeks after opening, there were still lines extending down Fifth Avenue to get into the store.Rackl, Lori (15 September 2010
Losing yourself in Eataly: Part learning center/grocery store/eatery, this emporium of Italian fare is Disney World for foodies
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''Platt, Adam (3 October 2010
Big Italy: Eataly brings the European-food-hall concept to the States
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'' The New York Eataly was originally planned for a smaller space near

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.Fabricant, Florence
Eataly Finally Set to Arrive
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'', February 3, 2009 The chain has additional locations in Italy and a few in

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'' In 2012 Eataly opened in

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its largest megastore, in the abandoned Air Terminal building near Ostiense Station. There is an Eataly at Rome's

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airport, and in the Porto Antico area in

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. In January 2013, Eataly announced a partnership with

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to open two restaurants on MSC Preziosa. Eataly was also added to MSC Divina. On December 2, 2013, Eataly opened a new location at 43 E. Ohio St. in Chicago, on a 63,000-square-foot retail space, making it the largest Eataly in the US. The cost of the Chicago venture is estimated at $20 million. On March 18, 2014, Eataly opened its big 5,000 sqm store in Piazza XXV Aprile in Milan. The founder Oscar Farinetti received the ''America Award'' of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2013. On December 16, 2014, Eataly opened the first store at Zorlu Center in Istanbul. On May 19, 2015, Eataly opened its first store in the southern hemisphere in

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. On November 26, 2015, Eataly opened in

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, making it the first location in

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. 2016 saw Andrea Guerra become CEO of Eataly. Guerra previously served as the CEO of eyewear giant

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from 2004 to 2014. In June 2016, it was announced that an Eataly location would open in 2018 at the Park MGM casino in Las Vegas (formerly the Monte Carlo). Eataly will fill approximately 40,000 square feet on the southern edge of the resort and The Park-facing side will become the main pedestrian entrance into the Park MGM casino. In July 2016, Eataly announced a Downtown Manhattan location at the World Trade Center. In November 2016, a 45,000-square-foot Eataly location opened in the

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, replacing an existing food court after extensive renovations. In October 2017, Eataly Century City location opened at the newly remodeled $1-billion

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Mall in Los Angeles County. Covering 67,000 square feet, Eataly L.A. surpassed Eataly Chicago to become the largest Eataly in the United States. On February 17, 2018, Eataly opened its 40th location in Stockholm, Sweden. The operation occupies 32,300 square feet in a former movie theater in the heart of Stockholm's shopping district. In April 2019, Eataly opened its first location in Paris, France. It is located in the center of the French capital in

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neighborough, between the Place des Émeutes-de-Stonewall (Stonewall Riots square) and the rue Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie, in

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( 4th arrondissement). The autumn of 2019 saw Guerra depart Eataly for an executive leadership position at

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. Guerra's replacement was Nicola Farinetti, son of founder Oscar Farinetti. On November 13, 2019, Eataly opened a 50,000-square-foot store in

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, Canada in the Manulife Centre on Bloor Street. On December 9, 2020, Early opened a 48,000-square-foot store in Dallas, Texas at NorthPark Center. In September 2022, the UK investment firm Investindustrial VII LP became Eataly's owner by acquiring a majority 52% of its shares for 200 million euros. On November 2, 2023, Eataly opened its second Toronto location at

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shopping mall with 25,000 square feet of space. On May 30, 2024, it opened its third Toronto location at

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with 9,800 square feet. A fourth Toronto location is expected to open in 2025 at the Eaton Centre.

Name

The name Eataly was coined by Celestino Ciocca, a

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who has worked for

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and

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. He first registered Eataly as a

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on February 23, 2000, and as a

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in June 2000. Ciocca sold (by his family company) all his rights to the name to Natale Farinetti on February 3, 2004, by public deed ''repertorio n° 96538 – raccolta n° 11510''.

Animal welfare

In 2022, Eataly signed the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), thereby committing to implement several improvements in chicken living standards and humane slaughter practices by 2026.

Controversy

, previously a minority owner and founder of Eataly, is now no longer attached to the company following his sexual misconduct allegations. Eataly pulled all products bearing his likeness two days after the allegations surfaced in 2017.

Brand stores

The Eataly store in

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' Park MGM is owned by

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. Eataly announced the dissolution of its franchise in Moscow due to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine on 30 March 2022. Other planned stores include locations in

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(2024),

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(2025).

References

External links

"Exploring Eataly"
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Celestino Ciocca – Eataly
* ''Eataly: Contemporary Italian Cooking''.

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