In 2007, Alpha Group was acquired by Autogrill Group, the world’s biggest provider of food & beverage and retail services for travellers, enabling Alpha to continue its development on a global scale. With over € 4.8 billion sales in 2007, Autogrill is active in 42 countries with around 67,000 employees. It operates over 5,300 shops in over 1,200 locations, serving 890 million customers a year. Its main business channels are airports, motorways and railway stations with also significant operations in shopping centres, trade fairs, museums and city high streets. Autogrill manages a portfolio of over 350 internationally renowned quality brands, both national and local. Listed on the Milan stock exchange, the Group is controlled by Edizione Holding (the Benetton family’s financial arm) through Schematrentaquattro which holds 58.7% of its share capital.

Further details on Autogrill can be found at www.autogrill.com