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Davanni's Pizza and SimonDelivers bring take-and-bake pies, groceries to homes

September 21, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS — SimonDelivers Inc., an online, home-delivery grocer, has partnered with 21-unit Davanni's Pizza & Hot Hoagies to bring take-and-bake pizzas to metro Minneapolis-St. Paul residents.

According to a news release, the Davanni's Chicago-style deep-dish take-and-bake pizza was specifically designed and packaged for SimonDelivers. Each pie (current selection includes cheese, pepperoni and sausage) weighs 2 pounds and is an ideal fit for SimonDelivers' refrigerated totes.

"When SimonDelivers approached us about developing a take-and-bake pizza for their business, we were very excited," said Tim Huberty, director of marketing for Davanni's. "Our award winning-pizza has been primed for this opportunity, and judging by the initial sales, so has the marketplace."

SimonDelivers customers can place orders online by 11 p.m., six days a week, and receive their pizzas the following day. The company services a 3,200-square-mile delivery area from a single distribution center.