. for the swiss automobile producer see sbarro automobile . sbarro llc type private industry food founded brooklyn new york city new york u.s. 1956 ; 60 years ago 1956 headquarters columbus ohio u.s. number of locations over 800 key people gennaro and carmela sbarro founders steve udovic ceo and president products italian american cuisine pizza pasta salads website www.sbarro.com sbarro llc is a chain of pizzeria that specializes in new york style pizza by the slice and other italian american cuisine . in 2011 the company was ranked 15th in foreign systemwide sales among u.s. based quick serve and fast casual companies by qsr magazine . 1 in 2008 sbarro was rated the 1 quick service restaurant in the italian segment by entrepreneur magazine . it has held this title multiple times over the years . citation needed not all reports are positive as the food quality has been criticized 2 3 with a suggestion that this was the major factor that led to two bankruptcies . 4 sbarro has over 800 locations in 33 countries . citation needed sbarro stores are located in shopping malls airports service areas and college campuses . sbarro has locations in the pentagon american naval bases and casinos . contents 1 history 1.1 20th century 1.2 21st century 2 cucinova 3 in the media 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit 20th century edit sbarro was founded in 1956 by gennaro and carmela sbarro . the couple and their three sons joseph mario and anthony immigrated to america from naples italy . the same year the sbarro family opened their first salumeria an italian grocery store at 1701 65th street and 17th avenue in bensonhurst brooklyn new york which became popular for its fresh food and italian fare . citation needed its original location closed down in 2004 . the success of the sbarro salumeria led to the opening of additional locations in the new york city metropolitan area . in 1970 sbarro opened its first mall based restaurant in brooklyn s kings plaza shopping center . one of their busiest outlets was located in the world trade center mall . 21st century edit see also sbarro restaurant suicide bombing in early 2007 sbarro was acquired by midocean partners a private equity firm with offices in new york and london . 5 the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on april 4 2011 in the united states bankruptcy court for the eastern district of new york . 6 7 at the time it was ranked by pizza today as the country s fifth largest pizza chain . 8 it was the third largest pizza chain to declare bankruptcy in less than a year . earlier round table pizza ranked 10 and uno chicago grill ranked 11 through its parent uno restaurant holdings filed bankruptcy . uno has reemerged . 8 in november 2011 sbarro was granted court approval to emerge from bankruptcy under a plan requiring restructuring and ceding ownership to lenders ; 25 sites were closed . 9 in january 2012 james j. greco was brought in as ceo and president of sbarro to implement a turnaround plan as the company emerged from bankruptcy . 10 sbarro underwent a rebranding that included updating its pizza recipe food offerings and branding as well as bringing high quality fresh ingredients back to the forefront of the menu . 11 sbarro s rebranding initiative featured handmade daily hand stretched dough 100 % whole milk mozzarella and san marino region tomato sauce on their new york style pizzas . 12 on march 15 2012 sbarro announced a franchise agreement with upper crust foods pvt. ltd. to open restaurants in the indian state of maharashtra . the franchisee will develop and operate the restaurants . 13 14 the first outlet opened in chembur mumbai . 15 in july 2015 sbarro announced that they planned to expand to 50 outlets in two years from the 17 they had then . 16 in march 2013 sbarro announced that j. david karam would be the next ceo and president of the company . 17 in march of the following year the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . in 2014 the fiscal times listed sbarro as the worst fast food restaurant chain in america . 18 in may 2015 yahoo food featured sbarro as the second best pizza chain in america among competitors dominos little caesars papa john s and pizza hut . 19 sbarro announced on june 3 2014 that they had exited from bankruptcy protection on june 2 based on a reorganization plan as approved by the court on may 19 . 182 sites were closed and the company announced plans to move its headquarters from new york city to columbus ohio . 20 in january 2015 sbarro s logo changed from a design resembling the italian national flag to an outline of a pizza in red and green with the words nyc .1956 to recollect the establishment s brooklyn origins . 21 the company is also remodeling many of its eateries including locations at orlando s mall at millenia grapevine mills in dallas and dolphin mall in miami . in may 2015 sbarro remade their company website to update their brand image with an easy to use mobile friendly format to make the site readable across all devices . cucinova edit in october 2013 sbarro opened the first location of their fast casual concept called cucinova . the restaurants feature artisan neapolitan style pizzas made to order with fresh high end ingredients and baked in woodstone ovens in under three minutes . 22 also there are made to order pasta bowls and salads . cucinova has two locations both in ohio in columbus and in cincinnati . they opened on october 9 2014 . 23 in the media edit in the 1985 film krush groove features the fat boys at an all you can eat sbarro buffet where they perform the rap all you can eat . 24 the film was shot at the sbarro location on 49th street and broadway in new york city . 25 the office shows a sbarro location in the season 2 episode valentine s day when character michael scott visits new york city and spots a sbarro calling it his favorite new york pizza joint . 26 in the seventh season of satirical sitcom show 30 rock the episode stride of pride features a minor fictional character named pizzarina sbarro the heiress to the sbarro company who is seeing jack donaghy . 27 videogamedunkey featured sbarro pizza in his episode sneak mouse as part of a turkish commercial he edited . it states that the donkey from the commercial is produced by sbarro . 28 the 2015 film the bronze which premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival shows the main character hope bullying a friendly sbarro employee . 29 see also edit list of pizza chains of the united states new york portal companies portal food portal references edit 2011 non u.s. systemwide sales retrieved july 11 . 2015 the state of sbarro america s least essential restaurant . . slate magazine . retrieved october 20 2015 . fast food chain consumerist.com 2014 07 02 sbarro is in bankruptcy economix.blogs.nytimes.com 2014 03 13 history . sbarro inc. sbarro chapter 11 petition pdf . pacermonitor . pacermonitor . retrieved 9 may 2016 . kary tiffany april 4 2011 . sbarro mall 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