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Uno Restaurants sells frozen division to Great Kitchens Food Company

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March 2, 2023

Uno Restaurants has agreed to sell its frozen food division to Great Kitchens Food Company. Uno Foods makes and sells frozen varieties of the brand's deep-dish pizza and calzones for retail sales in supermarkets, club stores and other outlets. Great Kitchens is based in the Chicago area and produces take-and-bake pizzas and flatbreads sold nationally.

The Uno Foods division started in 1988 in the basement of an Uno Pizzeria and Grill restaurant. Today, it produces and sells its restaurant-quality products from its manufacturing facility located in Brockton, Massachusetts. The facility sells its frozen product to various food outlets. The sale is a part of Pizzeria Uno's strategic pivot to focus on expanding its franchise business, specifically in partnering with hotel operators in converting their full-service restaurants into Pizzeria Uno locations.

"The sale of the Uno Foods division will allow Uno Restaurants to focus on its franchise footprint expansion growth strategy. We added five new franchise locations in 2022, with plans to add an additional 10 to 15 in 2023 and many more in the coming years. We are excited to bring Uno Restaurants' premium pizzas to more communities in the future and are confident Great Kitchens Food Company is the right partner to enhance our strong brand awareness across the country," Erik Frederick, Uno CEO, said in the press release.

Uno Restaurants is a portfolio of Newport Global Advisors, while Great Kitchens is owned by Brynwood Partners.