Location: Dallas, Texas
Founder: Joy Wallace
Year Founded: 1998
Business Description: J.O.Y. Foods Inc. ("Foods") is a manufacturer and marketer of scratch-like, restaurant quality pizza products to the foodservice industry. Its customers include school districts, the military, restaurants and other foodservice outlets. Foods is the exclusive supplier of Cafe Pizza® by Papa John's® to the K-12 school segment and U.S. military bases. The company is among the top 50 food suppliers to U.S. military dining facilities around the world, supplying its proprietary brand, Sprazzo®, Fresh In A Flash!®, to U.S. troops located in Europe, Korea, U.S. and the Middle East. Additionally, Foods manufactures its proprietary brands, Rizzo's and Amazio's® for K-12 schools. Both the Rizzo's and Amazio's school pizza brands meet the National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern Requirements for meat and bread servings. Amazio's features whole grain crusts and a turkey pepperoni topping option. Foods was founded in 1998, is located in South Dallas, and is certified minority owned.
Employees: 47
Revenue: $10 million
Investment: In August 2007, TWVF was the lead investor in a $2 million sub-debt round with Pinnacle Minority Supplier Development Fund, LP ("Pinnacle"). In June 2008, TWVF and Pinnacle made an additional $600,000 sub-debt investment. In December 2008, TWVF was the lead investor in a $1.1 million sub-debt round with Pinnacle in J.O.Y. Products Corporation and J.O.Y. Foods Inc.
Website: http://www.joyfoodsinc.com
Awards:
- 2008 – Entrepreneur of the Year – Women's Foodservice Forum
- 2007 – Circle of Excellence – Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
- 2007 – Community Service Award in the area of International Awareness and Involvement – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – Metropolitan Dallas Alumnae Chapter
- 2006 – Professional Achievement Business Award – DFW Chapter - National Black MBA Assoc. Inc. & National Assoc. of Black Accountants
- 2006 – Compass Award – Women's Leadership Exchange
- 2006 – Shining Star Award – GNAT
- 2005 - 21st Century African American Women Achievers Award
- 2005 - Quest for Success Award - Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
- 2005 - Woman of the Year - South Dallas Business and Professional Women's Club, Inc.
- 2005 – Top Women Owned Businesses Award– Lunch of Champions – WE Women's Enterprise
- 2005 – Outstanding Service as a Small Business NAPA (National Allowance Purchasing Agreement) Supplier - DSCP (Defense Supply Center Philadelphia)
- 2004 - Business Entrepreneur Award – Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. Psi Chapter
- 2004 - Small Business of the Year - North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
- 1996 - Woman of Distinction - Dallas Chapter of Roundtable for Women in Foodservice
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