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Papa Gino's Pizzeria
Headquarters
600 Providence Highway, Dedham, Massachusetts 02026 USA
Tel: (781)461-1200 Fax: (781)329-8796
www.papaginos.com
Ownership: Private
Segment: Limited Service Pizza
System Characteristics 2006 2005 2004
U.S. Systemwide Sales ($000) 152,961 145,093 137,137
Company-owned ($000) 149,961 143,841 130,137
Franchised ($000) 3,000 1,252 7,000
U.S. Number of Units 177 174 173
Company-owned 163 160 164
Franchised 14 14 9
International Sales ($000) - - -
International Units - - -
Average Sales/Unit ($000) 920 834 805
Concept Positioning |
Papa Gino's Pizzeria owns and operates the limited-service Italian restaurants specializing in pizza. Customers may choose to
dine-in or takeout. Delivery is available at most locations and accounts for some 35% of sales. Approximately 140 units are
served by a central commissary that produces pizza dough as well as shipping products such as cheese. The remaining
stores make their pizza dough on-premise.
Units seat 80–120 diners and have a casual ambiance. Many are freestanding or located in shopping malls and are open for
lunch, dinner and snacks. Papa Gino's is remodeling its restaurants to provide a more bistro look and feel, with warmer colors,
expanded seating in more comfortable booths and updated tables and chairs. The company believes that the improved interior
design puts the chain in a better position to compete with casual Italian chains like Bertucci's and Olive Garden. In addition to
its traditional sites, Papa Gino's has moved into the non-traditional arena through licensing and other arrangements. Specific
sites include Foxboro Stadium, Fenway Park, the University of Connecticut and over 100 other school systems.
Papa Gino’s was founded by Michael Valerio in 1967. In late 1991, a private investor group purchased the chain. In 1997, the
company acquired D’Angelo Sandwich Shops, now called D'Angelo's Grilled Sandwiches, from PepsiCo as part of the spin-off
of its restaurant holdings. Terms were not disclosed. Once owned by BancBoston Capital, Papa Gino’s Holdings Corp. was
bought in 2005 by a team led by company CEO Thomas Galligan and Bunker Hill Capital. In 2006, Papa Gino's became Papa
Gino's Pizzeria.
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