Spoon Brands invests in Rossopomodoro

The Italian food retail platform Spoon Brands executes a minority stake acquisition to secure exactly 45 percent of the share capital in Rossopomodoro. This structured equity transaction orchestrates a partial divestiture for the European investment firm OpCapita, which has maintained its position as the majority shareholder of the pizzeria chain since its initial leveraged buyout in 2018. By welcoming Spoon Brands into the capitalization table, the restaurant operator secures immediate institutional backing to finance an aggressive development plan across domestic and international jurisdictions. The rationale behind this corporate partnership specifically targets the structural relaunch of the historic brand, leveraging recent successful commercial openings at prestige locations including Milan Piazza Duomo and Rome Galleria Sordi. The injected capital will be directly allocated to expand the physical restaurant footprint through a dual strategy combining direct corporate management and targeted franchising agreements. Furthermore, the financial sponsors intend to evolve the existing casual dining and quick-service formats to align with modernized commercial requirements while preserving the foundational culinary protocols. For Spoon Brands, this transaction systematically consolidates its active investments within the premium Italian food segment, expanding its portfolio beyond its established Greek and Sicilian street food verticals.

Previously, Rossopomodoro had been acquired in an LBO by Change Capital Partners in 2011.