October 2021 – Albuquerque Journal
WisePies Pizza picked up by Walmart

Albuquerque-based WisePies Pizza items will now be sold at Walmart, according to the company. In a statement, WiseChoice Foods company president Season Elliott said the distribution partnership with Walmart will add about 455 new locations to purchase frozen WisePies items. WiseChoice Foods manufactures WisePies products. Among the items set to land on Walmart’s shelves are frozen calzones and pizzas, including … Read More

October 12, 2021
Wal-Mart Stores Choose WisePies Pizza and Calzone Lines for Distribution into New Markets

WiseChoice Foods Expands Product Line and Exceeds 1500 Grocery Stores Albuquerque, N.M. – October 12, 2021 – WiseChoice Foods LLC, the manufacturer of the frozen pizza brand WisePies Pizza and a certified minority-owned and female-led company based in Albuquerque, N.M., announced today an ongoing distribution partnership for seven WisePies Pizza items with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, the world’s largest company by … Read More

July 20, 2021
2021 Hatch Chile Festival in Texas to Feature Innovative Frozen Pizza from New Mexico

Central Market selects WisePies Pizza Hatch Green Chile Pizza Line for 26th Annual Hatch Chile Festival Albuquerque, N.M. – July 20, 2021 – WiseChoice Foods LLC, the manufacturer of the all-natural frozen pizza brand WisePies Pizza, announced today that beginning August 4, 2021, Texas-based Central Market grocery stores throughout Texas will be featuring two new WisePies Pizza items: Hatch Green … Read More

July 19, 2021 – Albuquerque Journal
Briefcase: Applause for NM professionals

Season Elliott Laura Lingad Season Elliott and Laura Lingad of WiseChoice Foods LLC have been honored as 2021 Top Women in Grocery from Progressive Grocer Magazine. Elliott, president of the company, was named in the category of Senior-Level Executives. Lingad, director of operations, was in the Rising Star Category — the 15th Top Women in Grocery class, considered the most … Read More

May 7, 2021 – The Wall Street Journal
Grocers, Restaurants to Suppliers: Hurry Up, Make More

Friction between food retailers and their suppliers is adding costs across the food chain. Big buyers including Walmart Inc. and Sysco Corp. are fining suppliers over infractions like late or incomplete orders. Retailers excused such penalties for months during the pandemic when surging demand led to widespread shortages. Meanwhile, many food makers and distributors say labor shortages, supply constraints and … Read More

April 2021 – The Paper.
WisePies Delivers Brand Across 12 States

In thinking about popular New Mexico foods, images of green chile breakfast burritos, chile rellenos, enchiladas and sopaipillas might come to mind, but surely never pizza—until now. WiseChoice Foods LLC, an Albuquerque-based, minority-owned and female-lead company, has announced an ongoing distribution partnership with KeHE Distributors, a national leader in wholesale food distribution. The partnership, which comes on the heals of … Read More

April 23, 2021 – Albuquerque Business First
Distribution partnership widens reach of WiseChoice Foods signature pizza line across the West

A new partnership between WiseChoice Foods LLC and KeHE Distributors LLC will open access for the Albuquerque frozen pizza manufacturer to 261 new Albertsons and Safeway locations across the western U.S., the company announced this week. The partnership will also introduce WiseChoice Foods’s signature WisePies Pizza to consumers in Oregon and North Dakota, said Season Elliott, company president. The additional … Read More

April 17, 2021 – Los Alamos Daily Post
WisePies Pizza Hosts First 5K Pizza Run Benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation Of New Mexico

WISECHOICE FOODS News: ALBUQUERQUE — WiseChoice Foods LLC announced the 2021 WiseInitiative Supporting Community Fundraiser with the inaugural 5K Pizza Fun Run/Walk as a virtual event to allow everyone anywhere to participate with their close family or friends in a COVID-safe way based on their own schedules. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Mexico was selected as the beneficiary for this … Read More