{"id":6244,"date":"2026-10-08T00:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=6244"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:42:11","slug":"celeste-frozen-pizza-production-ends-as-conagra-exits-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=6244","title":{"rendered":"Celeste frozen pizza production ends as Conagra exits brand"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Conagra Brands has stopped producing Celeste frozen pizzas, prompting longtime fans to reminisce about the budget-friendly freezer staple.<\/p>\n

The company disclosed the move during its fiscal first-quarter 2027 earnings remarks Sept. 30, saying the exit reduced first-quarter net sales by about 15 basis points but is expected to “be accretive to margins going forward.”<\/p>\n

Conagra CEO John Brase said Celeste is an example of a smaller brand with which the company no longer sees enough of a “future” to justify continued investment.<\/p>\n

“There are certain brands and categories where we simply just don’t see a future,” Brase said. “It just makes sense to exit those small, really unprofitable brands or low-profit brands as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n

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Conagra Brands has stopped producing Celeste frozen pizzas.<\/span> (Timon Schneider\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A Conagra spokesperson confirmed to FOX Business that production of Celeste pizzas has ended, although shoppers may continue to find the products on store shelves until the remaining inventory sells out.<\/p>\n

“We will continue to sell inventory, but we stopped producing it. As of now, there will not be Celeste products once we sell what has been made,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Brase said Conagra plans to look for similar opportunities as it works to cut complexity across its portfolio.<\/p>\n

“I think the larger opportunity, though, is what I am really calling the simplification of our core platforms,” he said. “We have over 400 single-serve meal [stock-keeping units], and I believe there is a future where we can have a much simpler, more productive assortment.”<\/p>\n

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A Conagra spokesperson confirmed to FOX Business that production of Celeste pizzas has ended.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

News of Celeste’s exit has sparked nostalgia on social media, with users sharing memories of the pizzas.<\/p>\n

“RIP Mama Celeste. You were a good one. Those 10 for $10 deals were the pinnacle of the 90s,” one user commented on a food blogger’s Instagram post about the news.<\/p>\n

“Omg my grandma always had one of these on hand so will forever remind me of her. I haven\u2019t had one in years but the nostalgia!” another user wrote.<\/p>\n

“My eyes welled up reading this. This pizza [reminds] me of my grandma,” another said.<\/p>\n

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News of Celeste’s exit has sparked nostalgia on social media, with users sharing memories of the pizzas.<\/span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“This was my childhood pizza,” another commented.<\/p>\n

Celeste traces its roots to Celeste “Mama” Lizio, who built a food business in the Chicago area before selling it to Quaker Oats in 1969, according to a 1988 Los Angeles Times obituary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n