Carluccio’s to open a further six UK sites in two months

Carluccio’s have announced plans to expand even further with another six restaurants to open within the next two months plus a second US site later this year. The new seven sites mean the brand, which opened their first restaurant in 1999, will have a total of 112 restaurants worldwide including new outlets in England, Ireland, America and the Middle East In the coming months, the first U.S. site for the brand will open in the historical Old Town of Alexandria, just outside of Washington with a second opening in Autumn at Pike & Rose, a mixed-use development on Rockville Pike at Montrose Parkway, just outside Washington. In Mid-April, the Group will also open an eighth store in Dubai at a shopping mall situated within the Arabian Ranches community, bringing the total to twelve sites across the Middle East. In addition to the openings overseas, Carluccio’s have launched second site in Ireland (at the seaside resort of Glasthule, Dublin) and will open Cardiff (Mermaid Quay), Barnet, London and Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in the next couple of months. Simon Kossoff, Chairman of Carluccio’s comments: “We are pleased to announce accelerated growth of the business, launching six new sites and expanding both nationally and internationally.”