PORTA - Tradizione Italiana

PORTA - Tradizione Italiana U.S. Morning Show Debut! As part of Simply Recipes’ 2025 Grocery Awards, our Roman-style pizza was recognized as one of the best grocery finds of the year on CBS Morning Show. Seeing PORTA spotlighted on national TV is a huge milestone as we continue to grow in the U.S. market. This recognition is a testament to our commitment to authentic Italian ingredients, restaurant-quality taste, and making great pizza more accessible. Catch the feature at 1:17 in the segment—and if you haven’t tried PORTA yet, now’s the time! 🍕 #EarnedMedia #SimplyRecipes #GroceryAwards #RomanStylePizza #FoodInnovation #RetailExpansion

We're heading back Expo West! 🍕 🌴 After an incredible first year, we’re returning to Expo West 2025 and bringing even more of our authentic Roman-style pizza to the show floor. Stop by our booth for a true taste of Italy—hand-stretched, made with high-quality ingredients, and flash-frozen to deliver restaurant-quality flavor at home. This year, we’re especially excited to be sampling our new-to-the-US Sweet & Spicy Soppressata pizza! Whether you're a retailer, distributor, or just a pizza lover, we’d love to connect over a slice (or two)! 📍 Find us at Booth N2349 #ExpoWest #PORTA #FrozenPizza #TradeShow

As we step into 2025, we’re celebrating the incredible achievements that made 2024 a standout year at PORTA. Here are the highlights of what we accomplished: ✅ Completed construction of our 40,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant, a major milestone in scaling production and unlocking new markets. ✅ Grew our team from 45 to 125 employees, representing nearly a 180% increase in staffing. ✅ Launched in the USA with 4 pizza SKUs, available nationwide at Whole Foods, Sprouts, and a growing list of retail partners. ✅ Expanded further into western Canada—and we’re just getting started! ✅ Participated in 5 trade shows, connecting with industry leaders and showcasing PORTA to new audiences. ✅ Conducted 65+ sampling events across multiple retailers to break the barrier of trial—because one taste of our pizza, and you’re hooked! 🍕 ✅ Introduced our loyalty program, rewarding our amazing customers and strengthening connections with our community. ✅ Increased our store count from under 200 to 1,400+ doors, bringing PORTA into more homes across North America. 2024 was a year of growth, teamwork, and pushing boundaries. We’re incredibly proud of these milestones and grateful to our dedicated team, partners, and customers who made it all possible. Here’s to even more pizza in 2025! 🍕 🚀 #YearInReview #PORTA #Growth #Innovation

PORTA is growing! We're looking for talented, on-the-ball, and adaptable team members to join the PORTA Team! We have three key positions open: Sales and Marketing Analyst, Logistics Analyst and Key Account Manager. If you or someone you know would like to apply, please visit: https://lnkd.in/g6WivUgw Ciao!

Working on launching our brand into the U.S. has highlighted a key learning in earned media relations. 💡 Establish Authentic Connections In Person Inviting media to engage directly with your brand will earn results. It’s not just about sending out pitches; try inviting media to in-person events—trade shows, sampling events, and more—where they can experience your brand firsthand. These experiences help them hear your brand's story, try product, and feel the passion behind the brand directly from the team building it. Establishing these connections fosters genuine interest and deeper engagement with your products. And it’s working for PORTA - Tradizione Italiana! In the past two months, we’ve secured a number of exciting features, thanks to the momentum generated by our sampling events and launch party, including: The Kitchn's PORTA review 👉 https://lnkd.in/g3M_NR-Y BuzzFeed’s October roundup 👉 https://lnkd.in/gC53bn9p Yahoo News’ list of trending groceries 👉 https://lnkd.in/gpPJ8jSY A big thank you to our amazing PR team Startr Co. for their dedication and expertise in making these connections happen! #MediaRelations #MarketingTips #EarnedMedia #BrandBuilding

🌟 Exciting news! 🌟 I’m thrilled to be attending CHFA East for the first time this year with PORTA - Tradizione Italiana! 🍕🍝 Be sure to visit our booth to try our delicious pizzas and pastas, and experience the true taste of authentic frozen Italian food. See you there! #CHFAEast #PORTA

The news is officially out...We've expanded into over 1,000 stores across the United States! 🍕 🛒 Pizza lovers nationwide can now find our restaurant-quality Roman-Style pizzas at Whole Foods, Sprouts, and select natural retailers. This launch wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible dedication and hard work of our entire team. From packaging to logistics, export licensing, and so much more, our team should be incredibly proud of the quality of product we're producing at scale to reinvent the frozen pizza category. We can't wait to share the taste of Tradizione Italiana with more people from our home to yours. 🇮🇹 https://lnkd.in/gkmb9t9i #CPG #Innovation #eatporta #USlaunch #WholeFoods #Sprouts

Exciting News, Ontario Costco Shoppers! 🛒 Our customer-favourite, Sausage & Caramelized Onion Pizza, is now available in select Costco Ontario stores in an exclusive 12" two-pack format! 🍕 Visit Costco this weekend and next to sample a slice of our delicious Roman-style pizza. Grab your 2-pack today by finding a store near you here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gbrisBsD #PORTAxCostco #RomanStylePizza #CostcoFinds #OntarioEats

📣 We've got some BIG news to share! 👀 PORTA - Tradizione Italiana is now available in 45 states and over 1000 doors across the US! 🚀 Expanding into a new market is never easy, but expanding into the U.S. market, in an ultra-competitive frozen category, is a whole different challenge. The regulatory hurdles, the logistics involved - it's not for the weak. However, our team made it happen in a big way - our commitment to delivering a true taste of Italy with a high-quality product caught the attention of American retailers, and now our premium Roman-style pizzas are available to more people than ever before. Today, we're officially announcing our launch into Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, Central Market, PCC Community Markets, Town & Country Markets, Harmon's, and New Season's Market throughout the US! This is just the beginning, and we couldn’t be more excited about what’s to come. Now, to all my American friends, go buy some PORTA pizza! 🍕 #Innovation #CPG #Grocery #ConsumerGoods #Retail #MarketExpansion

🚀 Exciting times at PORTA - Tradizione Italiana as we continue to expand across Ontario and beyond! I’m thrilled to announce that our delicious Roman-style pizzas and restaurant-quality Ravioli are now available at some of the top retailers across Canada, including Whole Foods Market, select Sobeys & Foodland stores, and Choices Market. This journey has been fueled by the overwhelming support from our customers and the hard work of our dedicated team. We’re passionate about bringing the authentic taste of Italy to Canadian homes, and it’s clear that our mission is resonating. But we’re just getting started - stay tuned for an announcement about another major retailer joining the PORTA famiglia soon. We can’t wait to share more details! 🌟 A huge thank you to our partners for believing in our vision to revolutionize the frozen aisle with food that tastes great and uses ingredients you can feel good about, and to all of you who continue to invite PORTA to your table! #EatPorta #CanadianRetail #FoodInnovation #Expansion #GroceryInnovation #CPG