The lasagna fritta and the fettuccine alfredo They will also be in Quito and it will be under the Olive Garden brand, a chain of Italian food restaurants in the United States, whose franchise was acquired by Grupo El Rosado.
The first franchised store opened last March in Riocentro Los Ceibos, in the north of Guayaquihim, and now It will be in the Riocentro in Quito, on Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Tomás de Berlanga. The inauguration will be this November 1st.
A new Italian food franchise arrives in Ecuador and with that, 400 jobs are opened
Nicolás Escobar, Olive Garden operations manager in Ecuadormentions that with this investment They activate one hundred jobs, including positions of managers, cooks, among others. These personnel are being trained by certified trainers from the American company.
“We have received the international staff, they arrived last Tuesday and we are in the process of internal training. They are people with all the experience of correct processes, so that the new personnel can replicate what the brand projects”, indicates Escobar.
This restaurant will have a capacity of 188 people, unlike Guayaquil, which is for 271 clients. It is the only detail that varies, according to Escobar, who adds that the decoration will be the same with architectural details, artificial trees and family tables.
The attention will be from 12:00 to 23:00 and will have imported kitchens. “These are top-quality, high-tech equipment. It is a very important investment in terms of spending and we trust in the quality and proposals that we are going to place to recover the investment in the shortest possible time”, he explains.
80% of the raw material is also imported from the United States, such as condiments, seasonings, ravioli and eight types of cheese.
“It is a long process and many paperwork. We are increasing imports,” he says, adding that they hope to launch new offerings for the menu and will do so when that acquisition is finalized.
“We always want to maintain the exclusivity of the flavors and consistency with the brand. We are going to continue making products so that our menu continues to be strong in terms of the offer proposal to the guests ”, she expresses.
Olive Garden expects to open a third restaurant in the Riocentro El Dorado shopping center in the first quarter of 2023 and the location for the fourth has not yet been defined.
“This is the second step of a slightly larger project to continue opening more restaurants in Ecuador. We hope very soon to dedicate ourselves to the opening of the third in El Dorado and there is already a confirmed fourth”, details Escobar.
An Italian restaurant chain will open two stores in Guayaquil and activates more than 80 new jobs
For the restaurant in Quito there will be new dishes such as meatball parmigiana for starters, which are meat balls with sauces and a mixture of gratin cheeses. A strong dish of spaghetti & meatballs. “We will put the capellini also the option of create your own pasta”adds Escobar.
Prices for dishes are $12, $18 and up to $24. Drinks are by the glass or by the pitcher. Within the menu there is a refill unlimited, which works when ordering a main dish. Then, the client has the option to use that refill whether in soups, salads or in breadsticks.
Olive Garden was founded in Orlando, Florida, in 1982. It operates with more than 860 locations in the United States and employs 96,000 people. It has 46 franchises in Spanish-speaking countriessome in Mexico, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, Brazil, among others. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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