Il Fornaio America - ILFO- Profile

Il Fornaio (America) Corporation. The Company owns & operates 25 full-service, white tablecloth Italian restaurants serving Italian cuisine based on authentic regional recipes.The Company operates under two segments, Restaurants & Wholesale bakeries. The Restaurant offers house-made pasta, poultry and game roasted over a wood-fired rotisserie, meat and fresh fish, soups, salads and desserts. The bakeries supplies the restaurants with over 30 varieties of bread and rolls, based on centuries-old, regional Italian recepies. The bakery products are sold to grocery stores, specialty retailers, hotels and other fine restaurants. On May 2, 2001, the Company announced that its Board of Directors, approved an amended merger agreement with Manhattan Acquisition Corp. Restaurants accounted for 92% of 2000 revenues and wholesale bakeries, 8%.