Franchising

Papa Gino’s expands footprint into Walmart, Market Basket stores

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May 23, 2022

Papa Gino's, a New England pizzeria, is expanding its retail frozen pizza into nearly 600 Walmart, Market Basket and Hannaford store locations across 22 states in the U.S.

For the first time ever, the over 80-year-old Italian family recipe is available in retailers outside of New England, according to a press release. The company has plans to roll out the retail product to other locations both locally and outside of New England in 2022.

The frozen pizza is created at ACMC's food production facilities in Lawrence, Massachusetts, using authentic ingredients made in stone hearth ovens and placed in blast circular freezers to preserve quality.

"This new frozen pizza venture marks our first retail expansion outside of New England," Tom Sterrett, president and CEO of Papa Gino's, said in the release. "When I think of quality products and fresh ingredients, Joe Faro comes to mind — his trailblazing food business and innovative production capabilities through state-of-the-art equipment led us to this collaboration. Our partnership with Artisan Chef Manufacturing Co. and the new production methods allow us to bring our signature taste to neighborhoods nationwide through distribution in Walmart and other retailers. Based on the success of this partnership, we intend to expand our product innovation work with Artisan to deliver the highest quality Papa Gino's products to customers near and far."