At its peak in the early 2000s,Sbarrowas the quintessential food court option at malls across America.
Back then, it boasted over 1,000 locations in the United States and abroad.
However, recent years haven’t been quite as kind to the pizza chain.
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In 2014, the companyfiled for its second bankruptcy, and sales declined by over 10% in2015and2016.
Today, however, Sbarro is in the midst of amajor expansion, and showing no signs of stopping.
That’s the most Sbarro restaurants ever opened within one calendar year.
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The pizza brand that started in Brooklyn in the 1950s celebrated a number of additional milestones last year.
So what was behind Sbarro’s decline in the first place?Many blamed subpar pizzain comparison to competitors.
After all, Sbarro’s culinary tactic of serving pre-prepared, heat-lamp-warmed pizza doesn’t exactly scream gourmet.
“This is just the beginning for this great brand,” Karam adds.
“We have an incredibly strong development pipeline and we’re as excited as ever for our future.”
