Who i am

Biagio Carà, a Belgian entrepreneur of Italian origin, was born on July 31, 1958, in Belgium. Coming from a modest family, he is the eldest of three children. His father, an Italian immigrant, worked in Belgian mines to support the family. Uninterested in academics, Biagio decided to leave school at the age of 16 and began working as an apprentice car body repairer.

In the early 1980s, he ventured into entrepreneurship by founding his own company specializing in the restoration of vintage cars. This experience opened the door to real estate, where he undertook several large-scale projects. In 1998, he diversified his activities by opening two nightclubs, “305” and “Paradiso,” as well as a dinner-show restaurant, which he sold two years later. He then moved to Milan in 1999, followed by Sanremo, where he developed new projects.

In 2005, Biagio Carà acquired a 55-hectare industrial site in Belgium. He envisioned creating a “mini-city” there, complemented by a 30-hectare vineyard and a 10-megawatt photovoltaic installation. However, this ambitious project faced delays due to political pressures.

In 2013, he founded “Cara’sfood,” a company specializing in the production of Italian meals for mass distribution, and launched the “Riso Box” in Milan. That same year, he created Ottimismo, a business that roasts and distributes coffee beans and capsules under the “Nero Milano” brand across Europe. The following year, he innovated by launching a caviar brand, “Pakoff,” in Monaco, using a vacuum encapsulation technique with inert gas.

In 2018, Biagio Carà opened the “Nero Milano Restaurant” in Flanders (Belgium), with the goal of turning it into a franchise model. Today, he continues to oversee his multiple businesses, demonstrating energy and ambition that show no signs of waning.