AC Restaurants en Hotels is a

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chain that was founded in 1963 in the

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. Today there are 40 chains of the company including 12 hotels (in the Netherlands mainly part of

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History

In 1963 AC Restaurants was started as a part of the retailer corporation

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(later

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). The letter combination AC stands for Alberts Corner. Since 1998 AC Restaurants & Hotels was bought by the Italian corporation Autogrill. Autogrill is controlled by Schematrentaquattro S.R.L. a company of the Benetton family, including through Sintonia SA is the main shareholder of the Italian motorway Autostrade SpA.

Locations by country

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External links

Official website
Restaurant chains in the Netherlands