New Grotto Pizza production facility opens in Dover

Grotto Pizza announced Feb. 23 that its new, full-scale production facility in Dover is now open and operational.

Situated on Rosemary Road, the building is a centralized location for dough production, dry storage and food distribution. This marks a significant step forward for Grotto Pizza, as the facility will bolster its abilities to produce in excess of 2 million pounds of dough for all 23 Grotto Pizza stores throughout Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The 9,800-square-foot, state-of-the-art production facility houses approximately 20 employees.

Opening the Dover facility allows Grotto Pizza to consolidate all dough production operations to a single site in the center of the state.

“We’re excited about the efficient hub-and-spoke capabilities at our new production facility and feel it’s the next logical step in our expansion efforts throughout Delaware and beyond,” said Jeff Gosnear, vice president of Grotto Pizza. “Dover is the ideal hub due to its centralized location in the Mid-Atlantic region, permitting us to better serve our existing stores while concurrently opening up the door for new stores in the region.”

“Our journey originated from humble beginnings in 1960 in a pizza kitchen on Rehoboth Avenue to now operating 23 locations in three states with over 1,800 employees during peak season,” said Dominick Pulieri, founder of Grotto Pizza.