A Milwaukee legacy since 1964, Palermo’s has grown from a small family-run Italian bakery into a nationally recognized frozen pizza manufacturer. Known for its signature flavors and strong local roots, Palermo’s continues to invest in its home city with the development of a new state-of-the-art food processing facility, providing 50 new skilled labor positions. Located just 3 miles from the company headquarters, the expansion reinforces their long-term commitment to innovation, growth, and community impact in Milwaukee.

Purpose-built to support Palermo’s expanding pizza production operations is the new 200,000 sq ft facility. The structure features a 12-inch-thick prefabricated insulated building envelope, engineered to be load-bearing and capable of supporting both the roof and intermediate floors. At 48 feet tall, the perimeter walls surpass typical construction heights, delivering the vertical clearance required for efficient, large-scale food production. Wells also provided interior firewalls for a portion of the facility.