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AC Restaurants

Horeca chain in the Netherlands

AC Restaurants en Hotels is a horeca chain that was founded in 1963 in the Netherlands. There are 40 chains of the company including 12 hotels, mainly with Groupe du Louvre.2 It ceased to exist in 2017.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1961Founded1

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AC restaurants Minderhout Belgium 4juni2006
Photo: M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

AC Restaurants en Hotels is a horeca chain that was founded in 1963 in the Netherlands. There are 40 chains of the company including 12 hotels, mainly with Groupe du Louvre.2

The story

In 1963 AC Restaurants was started as a part of the retailer corporation Albert Heijn (later Ahold). 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on AC Restaurants, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2017Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1961Founded Founded1

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