''La Porchetta'' () is an Australian and New Zealand

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which has become one of the biggest

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restaurant chains in those countries. There are about 38 outlets now in

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which are owned by franchisees.

Founding and history

La Porchetta was established in 1985 by Rocco Pantaleo and Felice Nania, when they bought a run-down pizza parlour called ''La Porchetta'' in Rathdowne Street,

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. Their first franchise restaurant opened in the Melbourne suburb of

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in 1990. Since 1990, over 80 ''La Porchettas'' have opened across Australia, by 2017 around 40 outlets existed. In August 2014, Retail Food Group, which owns franchise chains Crust Pizza,

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, announced it would purchase La Porchetta's franchising system for $16.3 million. Three months later, RFG pulled out of the deal.

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Founding and history

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