Giraudi

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Giraudi

Founder
Headquarters	Monaco
Owner	Riccardo Giraudi
Website	Official website

Giraudi Group is based in the Principality of Monaco and is made up of various companies in the sectors of meat trading and import/export, restaurants and lifestyle.

History[]

Initially, the primary business of Giraudi was dealing with import/export within the meat industry. Founded by Erminio Giraudi in the 1960s,^[1] the group established itself in Monaco in the middle of the 1970s. The company has diversified into other domains, notably restaurants and lifestyle products.^[2]

Activities and companies[]

Meat[]

The firm has become one of the European leaders in trading and import/export of meat; each year, it handles approximatively 90 000 tons of meat.^[3] It is the primary exporter of French beef and Dutch veal, and the European leader in the import of hormone-free US Black Angus, Australian and Canadian Black Angus beef.^[4][5] In 2014, it became the first importer of certified Japanese Kobe beef into Europe.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Giraudi launched its own lines of processed meats. These include Gourmet Boutique Burgers, Kobe Kreations and Smiley Meals (in partnership with the Smiley Company).^[6][7] In the Kobe Kreations range, Riccardo Giraudi created the Jamon de Buey de Kobe, a certified Japanese Kobe beef ham.^[8][9] In 2018, this product won Wallpaper's Design Awards and has been elected “Best Working Lunch”.^[10]

Restaurants[]

The opened its first restaurant, Beefbar, in 2005 .^[11] Since then, Beefbar has added restaurants in Cannes, Mexico, Luxembourg, Mykonos and Hong Kong.^{[12][13][14][15][16]} In 2016, Beefbar Hong Kong won its first Michelin Star in the 2017 Hong Kong & Macau Michelin Guide.^[17][18] The group also owns fine dining restaurants in the Principality of Monaco and abroad (Mozza, Bouchon, Song Qi,^[19] La Salière, Moshi Moshi,^[20] and Beeftro^[21][22]). In 2017, it reopened the iconic ANAHI in the Marais, Paris.^[23] The restaurant is part of the Conde Nast's best restaurants in the world, in the top 3.^[24]

The group has branched out other hospitality segments and developed its first fast casual burger restaurant called Grubers,^[25][26][27] an Asian fast casual called Indochine, as well as the Pantone Cafe.^[28][29]

Lifestyle[]

The firm's lifestyle activity consists of two companies: Fashion Factory : created in 2006, is the stockist for well-known Italian brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, and Philip Plein. Miss Bibi, created by Brigitte Giraudi, Erminio Giraudi's daughter and Riccardo Giraudi's sister, is a jewelry and accessories brand which has a shop in Palais Royal Gardens in Paris.^[30]

Employees[]

The Giraudi Group, within all of its activities employs 340 people in the Principality of Monaco and a total of 700 people worldwide.^[31]

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