San Carlo dines out on bigger sales

San Carlo was founded in 1992, when it opened its flagship Birmingham restaurant, and now operates across the UK, with sites opened in Leeeds, Leicester, Manchester, Liverpool and London. In addition to this, the firm has overseas restaurants in Bangkok, Kuwait and Beirut.

Marcello Distefano, managing director at San Carlo, said: “It’s been another busy year for the group, and the success of our newer brands is evident in the excellent growth figures that we are witnessing at present.
 
“We’re focused on maintaining this momentum, and are looking to offer our innovative concepts to new and exciting markets. 

“With our latest Fumo site in Manchester already proving popular, we’re looking forward to extending our offer into Asia, where we have seen considerable appetite from our Signor Sassi brand.”

The group has also extended its offering to include Venetian ‘tapas’ restaurants Cicchetti and Fumo – which has an operation in central Birmingham. It also acquired established Italian restaurant Signor Sassi in 2007.
 
San Carlo says is looking to further broaden its horizons in the coming years, with particular focus on promoting its Italian ‘tapas’ brands in the UK and overseas. 

Having already invested in new restaurants in London and Manchester in the last three months of 2014, additional sites have been secured in Qatar and Bahrain. 

Openings are also planned for restaurants in Istanbul and China, with the firm targeting £55m turnover next year.