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CITY, ND – (NewsDakota.com) Bernatello’s has purchased the rights to the Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizza effective May 20th. Bernatello’s is a family-owned and operated business based in Maple Lake, MN with additional production operations in Wisconsin.
The current sales and delivery side of the Pizza Corner business will be expanded by adding a bigger fleet of trucks and adding sales professionals and merchandising experts throughout the Dakotas.
The Pizza Corner production line will be relocated to other Bernatello’s facilities with an opportunity for many Pizza Corner employees to remain with the company.
Pizza Corner owner Dave Zubrod says “the timing was right, the fit was right and Bernatello’s outstanding dedication to excellence offers a home to a product I’ve spent my life developing over many years. My employees have become like family, making this decision a challenge, but I know in my heart this is the best decision for the Pizza Corner brand; Bernatello’s is the company that can take this brand to a national level.”
The acquisition of Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizzas does not include Pizza Corner restaurant. Zubrod will manage and consult with the Valley City Bernatello’s distribution center and will continue to own and operate the establishment where the Pizza Corner Brand originated.
The following is a statement issued by Dave Zubrod on March 18th concerning the Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizzas.
“My biggest concern in the sale of Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizzas was my employees. Their welfare weighed heavily on me right up to the final moment. Before I could go forward with any consideration of selling I needed to put a plan in place that would give my team a great compensation plan and the opportunity for new jobs. Each employee received a day’s wage for attending the meeting to announce the sale today. Each employee will also receive a $500 bonus for staying with the company until the official change over on or about May 20th of 2016. On top of which, each employee will also receive bonus compensation for staying with the company until May 20th 2016. The ownership and top management officials of Bernatello’s Foods were also in Valley City on March 18th with a goal of hiring as many employees as possible to assure continuity at their production facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin. I’m retaining ownership of the Pizza Corner restaurant and will manage and consult with Bernatello’s at the distribution center here in Valley City so their will be some potential opportunities for employment here as well. I also plan to personally assist as many of my team members as well in finding other employment. After nearly 40 years the timing and opportunity were right. We’d run out of production space to keep up with demand and potential growth. Making this change is the best thing for the Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizzas. Bernatello’s is a family run business just like mine. They are the perfect company to take the Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizzas to the next level and beyond with care for their employees and respect for the product.”
Dave Zubrod
Owner
Pizza Corner in Valley City
The following is a news release issued by Bernatello’s Foods: Bernatello’s is proud to announce it has reached an agreement to purchase the rights to the Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizza effective May 20th, 2016.
Bernatello’s, like Pizza Corner, is a family-owned and operated business based in Maple Lake, MN with additional production operations in Kaukauna, WI.
The relationship between Bernatello’s and Pizza Corner is a warm one that began several years ago. At that time, the prospect of Pizza Corner co-packing a 14” pizza for our Minnesota based company was discussed. That opportunity did not materialize, however, due to lack of production space at Pizza Corner’s Valley City, ND plant.
This initial conversation eventually led to an agreement in which Bernatello’s would co-pack for Pizza Corner. This partnership in turn, led to the acquisition of the North Dakota company.
Bill Ramsay, owner and President of Bernatello’s said “Dave Zubrod, the founder of the Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizzas has built not only a quality brand, but a brand that has become an institution in North Dakota and the region. Bernatello’s is committed to maintaining this high quality while expanding the scope of Pizza Corner’s outstanding product. The company intends to use its extensive distribution network to continue growing the brand and its popularity in a larger geographic area.
The current sales and delivery side of the Pizza Corner business will be expanded by adding a bigger fleet of trucks, concentrating routes and adding sales professionals and merchandising experts throughout the Dakotas.
Capacity issues at the Valley City facility will lead to Pizza Corner production being relocated to other Bernatello’s facilities with an opportunity for many Pizza Corner employees to remain with the company. The quality and ingredients that have made Pizza Corner brand so successful will remain the same.
Pizza Corner owner Dave Zubrod says “the timing was right, the fit was right and Bernatello’s outstanding dedication to excellence offers a home to a product I’ve spent my life developing over many years. My employees have become like family, making this decision a challenge, but I know in my heart this is the best decision for the Pizza Corner brand; Bernatello’s is the company that can take this brand to a national level while still respecting where it all started.”
The acquisition of Pizza Corner brand of frozen pizzas does not include Pizza Corner restaurant in Valley City, ND. The customers of Valley City and the surrounding area will be pleased to know that Dave Zubrod will manage and consult with the Valley City, ND Bernatello’s distribution center and will continue to own and operate the establishment where the Pizza Corner Brand originated.