May 18, 2005
Newsday: Sbarro, the Melville, N.Y.-based pizza chain, has sued two high-ranking ex-employees, alleging they stole the company's trade secrets and were operating two Sbarro "knockoff" restaurants in Egypt.
Sbarro sued Emad Karykous and Said Kirieakes, two brothers who served as the company's senior vice president of international operations and director of international operations, respectively. The company is seeking $10 million and an order that would force the two men to shut down their Cairo restaurants, which go by the name Mercato Italiano, or change the concept enough to avoid confusion.