Silver Sands Pizza Launches Frozen New Haven Pie
The Connecticut pizzeria is bringing its restaurant recipe to grocery freezers in three varieties.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Italian Food
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Silver Sands Pizza has launched a flash-frozen New Haven-style pizza line featuring its restaurant recipe. The frozen pies are sold at select Big Y and Adams Hometown Market locations as well as at company restaurants and farmers markets.
Why it matters
The launch gives Connecticut shoppers a way to take the restaurant's New Haven-style pizza home without visiting a location in Milford or Wallingford. It also extends the company's presence beyond its own restaurants into retail partnerships.
The frozen line currently comes in three varieties: mozzarella, margherita and tomato basil, and is flash-frozen. Silver Sands was founded in 2011, and pricing and the full list of retail locations were not disclosed.
The players
Silver Sands Pizza
A Connecticut pizza company with restaurants in Milford and Wallingford that is now expanding into retail grocery sales.
Osman Tunali
The founder of Silver Sands Pizza who started the company in 2011.
The details
The frozen pizzas use the same recipe served at Silver Sands restaurants and are sold at select Big Y and Adams Hometown Market stores, plus Orange Farmers Market and Edge of the Woods Market in New Haven. The company also operates custom wood-fired pizza trucks that cater events across New England.
Timeline
2011: Silver Sands Pizza is founded by Osman Tunali.
November 4, 2026: The frozen New Haven-style pizza line launch is reported.
Culture Shift
The launch reflects a broader move by regional restaurants to bring signature recipes into grocery freezers rather than relying only on in-house dining. For a style closely tied to New Haven, it extends a local food identity into statewide and regional retail.
Connecticut shoppers can now buy Silver Sands pizza at select Big Y and Adams Hometown Market locations rather than visiting a restaurant. The three frozen varieties offer an at-home option that uses the restaurant's recipe.
The takeaway
Frozen versions of restaurant pizza make a regional style easier to try at home. Check whether your local Big Y or Adams Hometown Market carries the line before planning a trip to the restaurant.
Further reading
Explore more on Italian Food to see how regional pizza styles are shaping grocery offerings.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Refrigeratedfrozenfood.
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