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Ellio's Pizza is an American brand of
frozen pizza Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, onion ...
owned and distributed since 2020 by G.A. Productions LLC of Lodi NJ. Ellio's was previously owned by
Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker () is a German multinational company that produces baking powder, cake mixes, frozen pizza, pudding, cake decoration, cornflakes, party candles, and various other products. The company is a wholly owned branch of the Oetker Group, ...
, a German corporation and earlier by
McCain Foods McCain may refer to: * McCain (surname), a surname (includes a list of persons and characters) Companies * McCain Foods Limited, a producer of frozen foods * McCain, Inc., privately held American manufacturing company headquartered in Vista, ...
, a Canadian corporation, which sold it to Dr. Oetker in 2014.


History

In 1963, Ellio's Pizza was founded in the
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town of
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by Elias Betzios, George Liolis, and Manny Tzelios.Ellios.com
/ref> Four years later, Ellio's introduced its signature "9 slice" pizza in a box comprising 3 rectangular pizzas, each divisible crosswise into three slices. In 1988, McCain Foods acquired the Ellio's brand and continued pizza production in Lodi, NJ. In 2006, Ellio's added a microwaveable pizza to its product line, adopting the more common round pizza form. In 2009, the product line expanded further, with the introduction of
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and "Pepperoni Supreme" pizza. In 2015, McCain Foods announced the sale of its
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n pizza business, including the Ellio's brand and production facility, to Dr. Oetker. The brand has continued to expand its variety. As of 2015, Ellio's is available in 8 different crust and topping configurations. When McCain foods acquired Ellio's in 1988, the frozen pizza brand was outselling all competitors in the
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, and
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markets. In 2007, despite a distribution limited to the Northeastern U.S., Ellio's was the 9th best selling brand in the country, with sales totaling $34,880,060. According to Ellio's, their pizza remains the top selling frozen pizza in the Northeast.


See also

*
List of frozen food brands This is a list of frozen food brands. Frozen food is food that is frozen from the time it is produced to the time it is either defrosted or cooked by the consumer, or eaten while still frozen. Frozen food brands * Amy's Kitchen * Aunt ...


References


External links


Ellio's Pizza official site
Dr. Oetker Frozen pizza brands Products introduced in 1963 {{Food-product-stub