L’Osteria
The L’Osteria franchise chain has over 120 branches in seven countries. In 2018, it opened its first Dutch restaurant, in Amsterdam. A year later L’Osteria The Hague opened its doors. A third location was planned for spring 2020, but the lockdown forced the owners to call it off. Or rather: to postpone.
It does not change the ambitions of L’Osteria, says Raymond Groenteman, who, as one of the shareholders in the Dutch franchisee organization, is responsible for real estate, construction and the financial administration.
“Our ambition has always been to open fifteen to twenty new locations in ten years’ time. We have now been standing still for over a year. When hospitality reopens, we will simply follow our original plan.”