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title: "Fast Casual: New England pizzeria first to use 'Shark Tank' box for pies"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/70852328-6d91-43dc-bdb1-27d74292da5b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-new-england-pizzeria-first-to-use-shark-tank-box-for-pies-2703397
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2017-07-24T14:09:07.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:08:51.463Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/0f2d43a6fdd468ad0379d6e94ab335481596.jpg
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# Fast Casual: New England pizzeria first to use 'Shark Tank' box for pies

**TL;DR:** PizzaCo, a Connecticut-based pizzeria chain, is implementing an eco-friendly packing idea called GreenBox, which debuted on Shark Tank. The GreenBox design allows the pizza box to be used multiple times and breaks down into individual plates and storage containers for leftovers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-07-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-new-england-pizzeria-first-to-use-shark-tank-box-for-pies-2703397).*

## Story

PizzaCo, a Connecticut based pizzeria chain, is taking a sustainable approach to packaging its products. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand will be the first to implement an eco-friendly packing idea that debuted on Shark Tank.

This design, named GreenBox, allows the pizza box to be used multiple times. It breaks down into individual plates and storage containers for leftovers. The design was created by Connecticut local, William Walsh, in response to watching pizza boxes pile up in his fraternity house.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Connecticut (location)
- shark tank (topic)
- eco friendly packaging (topic)
- pizzeria chain (topic)
- sustainable approach (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-new-england-pizzeria-first-to-use-shark-tank-box-for-pies-2703397). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/70852328-6d91-43dc-bdb1-27d74292da5b).