Carrabba’s
In 1986, the family restaurant Carrabba’s Italian Grill opened its first venue in Houston, Texas. The restaurant took off and eventually merged with Outback Steakhouse, Inc., which later became Bloomin’ Brands. It also began opening up locations in Florida. In 2015, Carrabba’s opened its first restaurant outside of the US and the branch was named Abbraccio (located in Brazil). Carrabba’s may have opened new restaurants, but it has made strategic closures too. Bloomin’ Brands has 1,500 restaurants, but Carrabba’s is the subsidiary which keeps closing locations to do away with underperformance.
Carrabba’s
Sbarro
You probably have Sbarro in your local mall as they are one of the most popular Italian fast food chains. The restaurant was established in Brooklyn in 1956 and is very popular on college campuses. It has several hundred locations, but its headquarters are located in Columbus, Ohio. In 2014, it announced it would start a wave of closures which has lasted for several years and surged well into 2020. Sbarro is focusing on closing down restaurants which aren’t bringing in enough revenue and remodeling the ones which are profitable.
Sbarro
