D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches is a chain of 83 neighborhood-style sandwich shops found in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.[6] D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches was founded in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1967. It serves various kinds of grilled and deli sandwiches, rice and grain bowls, lobster rolls, grilled topped salads, wraps, and hot soups.[7] The company's grilled sandwich Number 9 was called "the finest fast-food sandwich in the land" in a Bloomberg News column.[8]
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| Industry | Restaurants |
|---|---|
| Founded | Dedham, Massachusetts (1967) |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 83 |
Key people | Tom Sterrett – CEO,[1][2] Corey Wendland – CFO, Deena McKinley – CXO,[3] Kevin Bentley – VP of Technology & Automation[4] |
| Products | Sandwiches, rice & grain bowls, lobster rolls, salads, wraps, soups[5] |
| Revenue | $244 million (estimate from Zoominfo) |
| Parent | New England Authentic Eats |
| Website | dangelos.com |
History
editIn March 1967, 21 year-old Brian J. McLaughlin and Jay Howland opened "Ma Riva's Sub Shop" in Dedham, Massachusetts. They later changed the name to Angelo Sub Shop, and the letter D was added around 1978, supposedly standing for "delicious." The name change was to avoid any confusion with Angelo supermarkets. D'Angelo sold salads, Syrian pocket bread, and sub sandwiches. Their most popular sub was the steak and cheese sandwich.
D'Angelo owned Liberty Bakery which baked and delivered all the bread to each store. They also owned a Progressive Foods distribution center which delivered all the food to each store every week. Later, they added a USDA meat processing plant to shave the 50,000 pounds of steak consumed each week.
Beginning in the mid-1980s, many of the D'Angelo locations were co-branded and the store footprints were reworked to include full service Steve's Ice Cream counters. This was later changed to Chip's ice cream.
In 1993, PepsiCo bought D'Angelo with the intent to grow the chain into a national brand alongside its other properties, such as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried Chicken; however, this plan never came to fruition. The chain had 173 locations at the time.[9]
PepsiCo eliminated D'Angelo's Chip's ice cream shortly after purchasing the chain.[10] Some restaurants replaced the Chip's ice cream add-on with a full service Pizza Hut add-on. Some locations also integrated a Honey Dew Donuts add-on.
In August 1997, Papa Gino's Holdings Corporation acquired D'Angelo from Tricon Global Restaurants (then known as PepsiCo Inc.'s Pizza Hut unit).[11] The sandwich chain had 203 locations at that time.[12]
On November 4, 2018, numerous locations were abruptly shut down as part of the parent company's bankruptcy.[13] In February 2019, the company was sold to Wynnchurch Capital and operates under the name New England Authentic Eats, LLC.[14][15]
In January 2020, Tom Sterrett was appointed president and CEO of New England Authentic Eats LLC, parent to D’Angelo and Papa Gino's.[15] On November 2, 2021, D’Angelo announced that it would be resuming expansion plans for the first time since it emerged from bankruptcy.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Papa Gino's names two new executives". Nation’s Restaurant News. May 22, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Pizza Vet Tapped to Lead Papa Gino's, D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches". QSR. January 17, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "With a Commitment to a Seamless Guest Experience, New England Authentic Eats, LLC Adds Two Executive Roles to Drive Transformative Growth". Restaurantnews.com. March 7, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Papa Gino's, D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches hires execs to upgrade customer experience". FastCasual.com. February 28, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Menu". D’Angelo Grilled Sandwiches. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "All D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches Locations". D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Who we are". D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Can private equity save the world's greatest sandwich". Bloomberg. June 24, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Pizza Hut to Acquire D'Angelo Sandwich Shop Chain". AP News. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Howard, Theresa (1993). "Pizza Hut's newest weapon: D'Angelo; PepsiCo chain poses fresh threat after arming itself with Massachusetts-based sandwich shop". Nation's Restaurant News.
- ^ "Papa Gino's to acquire D'Angelo's Sandwich Shops". Boston Business Journal. American City Business Journals, Inc. August 13, 1997. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ "PIZZA HUT TO SELL ITS D'ANGELO'S SANDWICH SHOP CHAIN (Published 1997)". The New York Times. Bloomberg News. August 14, 1997. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Rocheleau, Matt (November 5, 2018). "Here's the full list of the 95 Papa Gino's, D'Angelo restaurants closing around the region". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Wynnchurch Capital Buys Papa Gino's, D'Angelo". HT Hospitality Technology. January 24, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "New England Authentic Eats, parent of Papa Gino's Pizzeria and D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches, promotes Tom Sterrett to CEO". Nation's Restaurant News. January 17, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches Seeks Franchise Expansion". QSR magazine. November 2, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
External links
edit- D'Angelo's Website
- D'Angelo's Corporate Website Archived January 31, 2013, at archive.today