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US speciality foodservice distributor, Ferraro Foods, has announced plans to expand its Napoli facility in Cheshire, Connecticut, US. Constructed in 2008, Napoli is a brand that offers imported Italian foods. Currently, its operations are based in a distribution centre spanning 120,000 square feet. The facility is located between Boston and New York City. The expansion plans, estimated to cost around $10 million, have received the green light from both state and local agencies. It involves adding a multi-temperature section spanning 45,000 square feet. Once complete, the site's storage capacity will increase by 70%. The move is said to position Ferraro to double Napoli's existing sales volume and further enhance its foothold in the Northeast pizza market. Michael Cipriano, corporate VP of sales and revenue operations for Ferraro Foods, said: “This expansion will represent a significant investment in one of our key facilities supporting Ferraro’s operations in the ‘pizza power states’ of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, which are so important in our business. From an operations and revenue perspective, this will be a major step forward for Ferraro.” Dan Hill, Ferraro Foods’ CEO, added: “This flurry of expansion activity is not by happenstance. Ferraro is intensely focused on increasing our market share in critical Northeast pizza markets, where the country’s largest concentration of independent pizzerias is located. We’re on a mission to continue growing our customer base as we build our reputation as the premier provider in the speciality Italian foods space.”