Barilla, the Italian-American pasta company, whose CEO made headlines last fall for saying he would never feature a gay family in his advertisements, has just opened their first restaurant, called Academia Barilla, in Midtown Manhattan.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Barilla has been making pasta for 138 years, but this is the company's first venture into the restaurant business. Academia Barilla opened up shop on 52nd Street and 6th Avenue and is reportedly aiming to be an "Italian version of Chipotle."
Source: http://www.foodworldnews.com
