CHARLOTTE, NC – Stefano Foods, makers of high-quality, ready-to-heat food items, launched three all-new 22-ounce pizzas in bakeable packaging. The new pizza items are called The Five Cheese, The Veggie and The Four Meat.
Each pizza starts with Stefano Foods’ all-natural crust, which is hand-made with classical Italian style ingredients including “OO” Flour, Oil and a hint of Garlic. All three pizzas are topped with their rich small-batch Marinara sauce.
The Five Cheese pizza has creamy Mozzarella and Provolone, mild Wisconsin Cheddar and sharp, nutty Parmesan and Romano. The Veggie pizza includes strips of red, green and yellow Bell Peppers, diced Roma Tomatoes, white Onions and sliced Cremini Mushrooms. The Four Meat pizza is topped with loads of zesty Pepperoni, traditional Italian Sausage, Beef Crumbles and smoky Bacon.
These pizzas are packaged in sustainable, recyclable and bakeable packaging – just remove the clear lid and plastic wrap and slide the pizza in its tray right into the oven. A hot and delicious pizza will be ready in just minutes! This new baking tray aligns with Stefano Foods’ tradition of convenience given that there is no clean up required.
The baking tray encases food items inside a clear plastic dome that allows for damage-free stacking. There is a third less packaging involved in comparison to a traditional pizza box. Operators will also receive Stefano Foods’ product in fully packaged material that is ready for store display.
Packaging assures an extended retail shelf life that can last up to five days after thawing for pizza products. In addition, the baking tray is comprised of oven safe packaging that is certified as fully recyclable material to help meet sustainability demands.
About Stefano Foods
Stefano Foods is part of Smithfield Foods, producing a full line of convenient, high quality, ready-to-heat foods that are made available for Supermarket and Food Service customers nationally. Products include Pizza, Calzones, Stromboli, Panini, Garlic Knots, Pizza Dough, Quesadilla and Rip-n-Dip® for refrigerated and frozen merchandising. The company can be found online at www.stefanofoods.com.
About Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods is a $14 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield®, Eckrich®, Farmland®, Armour®, Cook's®, Gwaltney®, John Morrell®, Kretschmar®, Curly's®, Carando®, Margherita®, and Healthy Ones®. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental, and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com and www.smithfieldcommitments.com.
Source: Smithfield Foods
