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title: "Fast Casual: Sbarro expanding fast casual concept to Japan"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4b45d624-946d-449b-93b8-901eddca1270
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-sbarro-expanding-fast-casual-concept-to-japan-2705002
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2017-12-13T13:08:31.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:33.327Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/65bb680e0be40b920de5111b6a88903a8690.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Sbarro expanding fast casual concept to Japan

**TL;DR:** Sbarro is planning to expand internationally, opening 15 Pizza Cucinova locations in Japan and 20 traditional Sbarro locations in Argentina. The brand's Japanese locations will be opened by the Kadoya real estate company, while the Argentine locations will be opened by Desarrolladora Gastronimica S.A.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-12-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-sbarro-expanding-fast-casual-concept-to-japan-2705002).*

## Story

Sbarro is planning to expand internationally. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand will be open 15 Pizza Cucinova locations in Japan.

Pizza Cucinova was first introduced in 2013 and has been gradually expanding since it's debut. The fast casual dining concept's Japanese locations will be opened by the Kadoya real estate company.

"Pizza is very popular in Japan, but people know it for either delivery pizza with less quality or high-end restaurant pizza as part of an Italian full course dinner. Now, with Pizza Cucinova, we add another option for pizza lovers in a fast-casual environment. Our customers will enjoy authentic, customizable pizza at a reasonable price," said Ryohei Iwatani, CEO of subsidiary R&B Brothers.

The brand will also be expanding into Argentina with plans to open 20 traditional Sbarro locations. This expansion will be completed by Desarrolladora Gastronimica S.A.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- international expansion (topic)
- FastCasual (publication)
- Japan (location)
- fast casual concept (topic)
- Sbarro (company)
- Argentina (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-sbarro-expanding-fast-casual-concept-to-japan-2705002). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4b45d624-946d-449b-93b8-901eddca1270).