Fasano Group (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡ ʁupo fɐsɐno] officially Restaurante Fasano Ltda.[1][2]) is a Brazilian multinational hospitality company based in Jardins, São Paulo, Brazil. Founded by the Fasano family in 1902, it currently operates hotels and restaurants in Brazil,[3] Uruguay[4] and the United States.[5][6][7] Gero Fasano remains the controlling shareholder with 37% and chairman of the group. As of 2023, Fasano operates 26 restaurants, nine hotels and employs 1,500+ people worldwide.[8]
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Native name | Grupo Fasano |
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| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | January 1, 1902 in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Founder | Vittorio Fasano |
Area served | Brazil, Uruguay, United States |
Key people |
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| Products | Hotels, restaurants, food |
| Owner | Gero Fasano (37%) JHSF Participações |
Number of employees | 1,500+ (2023) |
| Website | fasano |
Organization
edit- Fasano Fifth Avenue, New York City (private residence club)
- Fasano Punta del Este, Punta del Este, Uruguay
- Fasano Sao Paulo Itaim, Sao Paulo (Itaim Paulista)
- Fasano Trancoso (Trancoso, Bahia)
- Fasano Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte)
- Fasano Salvador (Salvador, Bahia)
- Fasano Angra dos Reis (Angra dos Reis)
- Fasano Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro)
- Fasano Boa Vista (Porto Feliz, São Paulo)
- Fasano Sao Paulo Jardins (Jardins)
In 2014, Brazilian real estate development company JHSF agreed to buy 13 Fasano restaurant locations as well as the right to use the brand, for 53 million Brazilians reais ($23.8m). Ever since the previous owner Gero Fasano remains a controlling shareholder with 37% and currently still chairs the company.[9][10]
History
editIn 1902, Vittorio Fasano, an Italian immigrant came to Brazil and opened a first restaurant on Avenida Paulista (named Brasserie Paulista) which served Milanese food. The name later shifted into Restaurante Fasano (Fasano Restaurant) and was operating successfully until the 1930s. Over the generations they expanded and opened several locations including an own Italian bakery.[11] In the 1980s, Gero Fasano dropped out of the University of the Arts London, returned to his native country and took over the family business. He transformed the regionally organized restaurants company into a multinational luxury hospitality brand.[12]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Restaurante Fasano Ltda em São Paulo – SP – Jd América | Restaurantes". www.listamais.com.br. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Hotel Fasano em São Paulo – SP – Jd América | Hotéis". www.listamais.com.br. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Hospitality Group Fasano Creates the Perfect South American Escape". Whitewall. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ Schirinian, Victoria (2020-11-16). ""Una invitación de anti lunes sublime: así fue mi visita al hotel Fasano Las Piedras de Punta del Este para celebrar su re inauguración"". MalevaMag (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ Hoeffner, Melissa Kravitz. "Brazil-Based Fasano Group Opens Its First New York City Restaurant". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Brazil's Fasano Hotel Arrives in NYC. And Not Much of It Makes Sense". Bloomberg.com. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ Fabricant, Florence (2022-02-22). "Fasano Opens in the Former Four Seasons Space". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Brazil's JHSF buys 13 Fasano restaurants, brand rights – paper". Reuters. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Brazil's JHSF buys 13 Fasano restaurants, brand rights – paper". Reuters. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "JHSF". JHSF (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Fasano Hotel and Restaurant—São Paulo, Brazil". www.luxurylatinamerica.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "About". Fasano Restaurant. Retrieved 2023-07-18.