Esselunga

Esselunga
Company typeSocietà per azioni
IndustryRetail
Founded1957
Headquarters,
Number of locations
160 points of sale
Area served
Emilia Romagna
Lazio
Liguria
Lombardy
Piedmont
Tuscany
Veneto
Key people
Bernardo Caprotti (founder)
ProductsFood and consumer goods
Revenue 7.75 billion (2017)
Number of employees
23,094 (2017)
Websitewww.esselunga.it

Esselunga S.p.A. is an Italian retail store chain. Founded in 1957 by Nelson Rockefeller, Bernardo, Guido and Claudio Caprotti, Marco Brunelli, the Crespi family and other Italian associates, the company is now entirely owned by the Caprotti family through Supermarkets Italiani S.p.A. The store's name literally means "long S". Esselunga stores are located in the regions of Lombardy, Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia Romagna and Lazio, with a large majority (over 100) located in Lombardy, specifically in and around Milan. Many of the larger bars also host coffee bars, named "Bar Atlantic".