Papa Gino's Bankruptcy Filed After Stores Close

DEDHAM, MA—A day after dozens of stores abruptly closed, Papa Gino's Pizza has filed for bankruptcy and announced that its parent company has been sold.

On Monday, the parent company, Papa Gino's Holdings Corporation, which also owns D'Angelo's Grilled Sandwiches restaurants, announced it had been sold to a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, only a day after shuttering 95 locations around the region.

“We regret having to abruptly close the restaurants without notice but were unable to share information until the proposed sale transaction was finalized," said Chief Financial Officer Corey Wendland. "Please know that every team member affected was asked to reapply for positions in remaining restaurants, and some are already starting at new locations within the next week. We hope to place even more people in the coming days.”

In a statement, the company said the sale would strengthen the chain's financial resources, allowing PGHC to "remodel and modernize" its 141 company-owned restaurants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut; open additional restaurants throughout New England; and "enhance its online ordering capabilities at all restaurants."

"The company made the difficult decision to close 95 restaurants – 178 restaurants remain open and are thriving," spokesperson Rick Wilner told Patch.

"We are pleased to have reached an agreement that will ensure a long and prosperous future for these iconic New England restaurants," said Corey Wendland, chief financial officer, in a statement. "For some time, we have been pursuing a plan to strengthen our financial footing and secure capital for investment in our restaurants, while also addressing our significant debt load. We are confident that the agreement with Wynnchurch achieves all of those goals."

In order to "effectively and efficiently complete the proposed sale," the company on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Here are the stores that closed, according to court records:

1. Papa Gino's, 1241 Main St., Worcester
2. D'Angelo's, 1345 Hyde Park Ave. Hyde Park, MA
3. Papa Gino's, 188 Needham St., Newton
4. Papa Gino's, 233 Main Street Plaza, Gloucester
5. Papa Gino's, 457 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington
6. D'Angelo's, 409 Columbia Rd., Hanover
7. D'Angelo's, 548 Dartmouth St. S. Dartmouth
8. Papa Gino's, 897 N. Montello St. Brockton
9. Papa Gino's, 209 N. Main St., Andover
10. Papa Gino's, 301 Pond St., Ashland
11. D'Angelo's, 739 Belmont St. Brockton
12. D'Angelo's, 1615 Main Street, Chatham
13. Papa Gino's, 1 Snow Road, Marshfield
14. Papa Gino's, 314 Cabot Street, Beverly
15. D'Angelo's, 100 Cambridgeside Pl, Cambridge
16. Papa Gino's, 100 Macy St., Amesbury
17. Papa Gino's, 950 Kings Hwy, New Bedford
18. Papa Gino's, 704 Dartmouth St., S. Dartmouth
19. D'Angelo's, 208 Main St., Weymouth
20. Papa Gino's, 115 Sharon St., Stoughton
21. Papa Gino's, 380 Chief Justice Highway, Route 3A, Cohasset
22. D'Angelo's, Route 44 & Commerce Way, Plymouth
23. D'Angelo's, 2 Galleria Mall Dr., Unit FC10, Taunton
24. D'Angelo's, 195 E. Main St., Milford
25. D'Angelo's, 130-134 Highland Ave Rt. 6, Seekonk
26. D'Angelo's, 332 N Main St., Randolph
27. Papa Gino's, 329 State Road, N. Dartmouth
28. Papa Gino's, 21 Wood St., Lowell
29. Papa Gino's, 645 Chandler St., Worcester
30. Papa Gino's, 1100 Revere Beach Pkwy, Chelsea
31. D'Angelo's, 485 Granite St., Braintree
32. D'Angelo's, 363 Great Road, Bedford
33. Papa Gino's, 11 Memorial Parkway, Randolph
34. Papa Gino's, 310 Great Road, Bedford
35. D'Angelo's, 43 Drum Hill Road, North Chelmsford
36. Papa Gino's, 191 Watertown St., Newton
37. D'Angelo's, 138 S. Main St Rt. 140, Milford
38. D'Angelo's, 601 Donald Lynch Blvd, Marlborough
39. D'Angelo's, 793 Iyannough Road, Hyannis
40. D'Angelo's, 124 Turnpike Road, Westborough
41. D'Angelo's, 1297 Main St., South Yarmouth
42. D'Angelo's, 1049 Main St., South Weymouth
43. Papa Gino's, 188 Haverhill St., Methuen
44. D'Angelo's, 1426 Washington St, Hanover
45. Papa Gino's, 100 Maplewood St., Malden
46. Papa Gino's, 399 John Fitch Hwy, Fitchburg
47. D'Angelo's, 187 Falmouth Road, Hyannis
48. D'Angelo's, 47 Storey Ave., Newburyport
49. Papa Gino's, 82 Powder Mill Road, Acton
50. Papa Gino's, 23 Riverside Ave., Medford
51. Papa Gino's, 197 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough
52. Papa Gino's, 205 Washington St., Hudson
53. Papa Gino's, 150 Church St., Pembroke
54. D'Angelo's, 73 Highland Ave, Needham
55. Papa Gino's, 280 School St., Mansfield
56. D'Angelo's, 2021 Revere Beach Pkwy, Everett
57. Papa Gino's, 545 Southwest Connector, Route 20, Worcester
58. Papa Gino's, 205 East Main St., Marlborough
59. D'Angelo's, Stuart St, 8-10 Park Plaza, Trans. Bldg., Boston
60. Papa Gino's, 156 Andover St.- Rte 114, Danvers
61. Papa Gino's, 90 Providence Hwy, F330 (Mall), Walpole
62. Papa Gino's, 550 Arsenal St., Watertown
63. Papa Gino's, 45 Storey Ave., Newburyport
64. D'Angelo's, 175 Littleton Road, Westford
65. Papa Gino's, 160 Littleton Road, Westford
66. Papa Gino's, 300 Mishawum Road, Woburn
67. Papa Gino's, 1 Beal St., Quincy
68. D'Angelo's, 59 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington

One hundred Papa Gino's restaurants and 78 D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches restaurants, including franchise locations, are still open, and the company said that where possible it hopes to move team members from the closed restaurants to those that continue.

The Dedham based pizza chain was founded in 1961 in East Boston, then called Piece O' Pizza. Its name changed in 1968, and its parent company also owns D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches.

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