Banza, the rapidly-growing maker of chickpea-based comfort foods, announced the arrival of Banza Pizza at several national retailers as part of its retail expansion strategy. Banza’s Four Cheese, Margherita and Plain Crust Pizzas will join Banza Pasta on shelves at Walmart beginning August 31, providing consumers with another delicious and nutrient-rich version of a classic comfort food. Banza Pizza originally launched in October 2020 in Whole Foods Market, Wegmans and Target, a company statement reads.
The Walmart rollout shortly follows Banza Pizza’s expansion in Stop & Shop, Kroger, Albertsons, Safeway and Meijer, which helped increase its retail footprint to over 8,000 stores nationwide in under one year on the market. Banza Pizza is also now available on Thrive Market, Fresh Direct, Amazon and eatbanza.com as part of the company’s growing e-commerce presence.
“Our mission is to inspire people to eat more chickpeas and other beans because of their benefits to human health and the environment,” Mike Tarullo, chief operating officer at Banza said. “This means making nutritious foods available everywhere people shop, and in every aisle of the store. We’re proud to have made a better-for-you pizza that delivers on the classic pizza experience people love, while helping people get more chickpeas into their diets.”
In addition to growing its retail presence, in June 2021, Banza announced its first restaurant partnership with Oath Pizza as a permanent menu offering. Banza’s chickpea crust replaced the pizza chain’s previous gluten-free and cauliflower crusts and marked the first time a chickpea pizza crust was available at a national pizza chain.