Sal's Pizza

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Sal's Pizza
Company type Private
Industry Restaurants
Founded Salem, New Hampshire, United States (1990;34 years ago (1990))
FounderSal Lupoli [1]
Headquarters,
United States [1]
Area served
New England
Key people
Sal Lupoli (CEO)
Products Pizza, pasta, calzone, chicken wings, desserts
Number of employees
300 (2007) [2]
Website sals-pizza.com

Sal's Pizza is a chain of Italian restaurants based in New England. [1] [3] The chain is owned by Sal's Group, owner of Salvatores, Mary's Pasta & Sandwiches, and Riverwalk Properties. [4] The company operates as a franchise, which prepare a combined total of over 60,000 pizzas weekly. [1] [5]

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History

Sal's Pizza first opened in Salem, New Hampshire, founded by Sal and Nick Lupoli in 1990. [1] [6] The first store opened at a time when Italian-based restaurant chains began to popularize. The store spawned franchises, and eventually grew to operate stores throughout the Boston and southern New Hampshire regions. The company offers franchising, [7] and they are known for offering a three-pound, 19-inch pizza. [1] [8]

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