Johnny Carino's
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| Company type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Casual dining |
| Founded | Austin, Texas, 1992 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
Number of locations | 37 (August 31, 2023) |
| Parent | Fired Up Restaurant Concepts. |
| Website | carinos |
Johnny Carino's is a United States-based chain of Italian food casual dining restaurants. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the concept is owned by Fired Up, Inc., which was founded in 1997 by partners and former Brinker International executives Norman Abdallah and Creed Ford III.[1]
Johnny Carino's operated as Spageddies, prior to its 1997 acquisition by Fired Up.[2][3] Spageddies, in turn, was founded in 1992 by Brinker International.[4]
The company filed for bankruptcy protection on March 31, 2014, and again declared bankruptcy in 2016.[5] The filings were concurrent with the closing of several Carino's locations; while Carino's once owned or franchised more than 170 restaurants across the United States, as of August 31, 2023, only 37 Carino's locations still operate.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Quilantan, Bianca (July 22, 2018). "Founder of Austin-based Johnny Carino's Italian restaurants dies at 66". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Article clipped from Austin American-Statesman". Austin American-Statesman. June 16, 1998. p. 27.
- ^ "Fired up and Carino's Italian Kitchen". Austin American-Statesman. June 16, 1998. p. 29.
- ^ "Spageddies History". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1992. p. 70.
- ^ Maze, Jonathan (July 15, 2016). "Johnny Carino's owner files for bankruptcy". Nations Restaurant News. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Ruggless, Ron (July 23, 2018). "Fired Up founder Creed Ford III dies". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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