Amato's Pizza Spirals into Shame: Introducing Madanto
This year has certainly been a shameful one for the once enjoyable Amato's pizza chain. First they delayed paying their employees their meagre wages, then they added insult to injury by not paying them at all and denying they needed to, then all over town locations faced protests by labour organizations and wronged workers. Soon after they were accepting "cash only" at most locations, and then... the food went downhill.
Now, they are hardly reborn with a replica sign that reads, "Madanto". Unlike the previous name which meant "Loved" in Italian, "Mandato" means crap all. Appropriate.
photo by LexnGer on Flickr.
Comments (10)
I'm sure I'm going to be chastized for this considerably, but I always thought Amato's was overrated. I'm not too sad to see it fade away.
are you sure this wasn't just a franchisee that broke with the mothership? Amato are running spots on the radio these days... time to do some journalism, maybe?
It's true, Amato has been franchising lately, so you never know whose decision this "madantos" was.
I happen to know that the owner of the biz underwent some serious personal hardships over the last year, I'm heartbroken to see this poor biz dragged through the mud as much as it is. He really is doing his best, and it's sad it's all worked out this way.
Sad or not, it was one of those get what you give, situations really.
Katherine - Mamma's? the grease! DAH!
To R who advised that the owner of Amato has been having a 'tough time time this year' and it is sad that his business is being 'dragged through the mud', allow me to point out: No matter how badly you are doing, your employees MUST BE PAID. That is legally and morally imperative. If you cannot pay your staff you must close your business. If you carry on at the expense of miminum wage workers, you deserve to be dragged through the mud. And by the way, I understand that there are actually three owners of Amato who are doing personally very well indeed. It seems to me that they are hardly doing 'their best in a tough time'. Looks more like they found a great new way to make more money - don't pay your staff and then lie about it. I suggest we all go to Pizza Aioli down the street.
Amato does not pay overtime, I should know, I was on the inside for along time and had the dubious distinction of cutting back the hours for employees.
It is so amazing to me how people are responding to Amato and i am so proud to have started this all over a year ago when they fired me for owing over $10,000.
Keep up the good fight and stay angry because i was there for over 6 years and i know their "hardships" which are nothing short of not ever having enough money to fulfill their sick ideas of happiness with.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
You people should get your facts straight, this place was once an Amato Pizza and then was legally sanctioned to change its name. They are no longer affiliated with Amato -so if you think the food the crap talk to Madanto about it!
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