Restel
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| Owner | Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy |
|---|---|
| Subsidiaries | Restel Fast Food Oy Restel Casual Oy Restel Ravintolat Oy Restel Mexican Food Oy Restel Fresh Food Oy |
Restel Oy is a Finnish restaurant company belonging to Tradeka Group.
Until summer 2017, the Restel Group owned a total of 47 hotels and over 230 restaurants across Finland,[1] making it the largest in its field in the country. Annual turnover in 2020 was just over 178 million euros.[citation needed] Restel employs approximately 2,000 people annually.[2]
In June 2017, Restel sold its entire hotel business to the Swedish Scandic and said it would focus on its restaurant operations.[3] The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority approved the acquisition in December 2017.[4]
In 2019, Restel Ravintolat Oy was the fifth largest catering company in Finland with a turnover of 73.6 million euros, after Compass Group, Sodexo, Finnair Kitchen and Leijona Catering. Restel Fast Food Oy was the seventh largest with 63.2 million euros.[citation needed] Restel Oy's other subsidiaries are Restel Fast Food Oy, Restel Casual Oy, Restel Mexican Food Oy and Restel Fresh Food Oy.[5]
The name Restel comes from the Finnish words for restaurant and hotel.[6]
History
[edit]Restel's roots lie in the hotel and restaurant operations of Tradeka's predecessor companies. When Eka Group was established as a result of a merger in 1983, it took over the hotels and restaurants of 39 cooperatives.
The business name Restel was adopted in 1989, and Restel became a separate company the following year.[7]
The chain included one of Finland's oldest restaurants, Foija, which operated in Turku from the 1830s until 2019.[8] In 2022, Restel acquired the Hanko Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza restaurant chains, which included a total of 23 restaurants. They employed a total of 150 employees in 12 locations and their turnover in 2019 before the corona pandemic was approximately 15 million euros.[9]
Restaurants
[edit]Restaurant chains
[edit]- Burger King
- Rax Buffet
- Taco Bell
- Classic Pizza
- O'Learys
- Makaronitehdas
- Wanha Mestari
- Martina
- Food & Events -tapahtumaravintolat (mm. Kansallisooppera, Metro Areena ja messu- ja tapahtumakeskus Paviljonki)
Other restaurants
[edit]- Ravintola Central, Helsinki
- Kaarle XII, Helsinki
- Ravintola Mestaritalli, Helsinki
- Meritalli, Helsinki
- Muikkuravintola Sampo, Kuopio
- Bastion Bistro (Suomenlinna), Helsinki
- Ravintola Keisarinsatama, Kotka
- Kahvila Hyrylä, Tuusula
- Ravintola Lastu, Lahti
- RAITO Sushi, Helsinki
Order restaurants
[edit]Hotels owned
[edit](abandoned in June 2017)[2]
- Cumulus
- Holiday Inn (Offices in Finland)
- Crowne Plaza Helsinki
- Hotelli Seurahuone Helsinki
- Hotel Indigo Helsinki - Boulevard
Sources
[edit]- ^ "Restel". Restel Oy. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Vuosi- ja vastuullisuusraportti" (PDF). Osuuskunta Tradeka. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Scandic ostaa Restelin hotellit". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Scandicin Restel-kaupalle KKV:n hyväksyntä – 3 hotellia myytävä". Taloussanomat. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Tiivistelmä tilinpäätöksestä 2023" (PDF). Osuuskunta Tradeka. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Komulainen, Anitra (2021). Punapääoman linnake. Työväen osuustoiminnan dramaattiset vaiheet. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Siltala. p. 172. ISBN 978-952-234-932-3.
- ^ Kallenautio, Jorma. "Eka ja Tradeka-yhtymä 1983–2008" (PDF). Osuuskunta Tradeka-yhtymä. Retrieved 29 May 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Kalle Talonen (19 February 2019). "Suomen tiettävästi vanhimman ravintolan taru loppui vesivahinkoon". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Restel osti Hangon Makaronitehtaan ja Classic Pizza Ravintolat". Hanko-nyt.fi. Hanko-Nyt Oy. 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Brändit". Restel (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Ruokaravintolat". Food & Events (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 February 2024.