SLICE OF SUCCESS
“Slice of Success with Sal Lupoli” is a podcast-style series that takes you inside the story behind Sal’s Pizza. Through candid conversations and personal insights, Sal shares lessons on entrepreneurship, family legacy, and what it takes to build a lasting brand. Each episode offers a closer look at the journey, the challenges, and the mindset behind the next generation of Sal’s.
“Slice of Success with Sal Lupoli” – Episode 2 continues the conversation, diving deeper into the mindset, decisions, and experiences that have shaped the Sal’s Pizza brand. Through honest, unscripted dialogue, Sal shares more on growth, leadership, and navigating the realities of building a business over time. Each episode builds on the last, offering real insight into what it takes to sustain success and evolve with the next generation.
“Sal and his team - working with local officials, state officials, lenders and others - have managed to create and reimagine properties across Gateway Cities all over the Merrimack Valley,”
Charlie Baker, Former Governor of Massachusetts
AWARDS
2025 Pizza Marketplace Top 100 Movers and Shakers, Sal’s Pizza
2025 Food on Demand’s Top Operator Award, Sal’s Pizza
2024 Boston Business Journal, 2nd Largest Commercial Developer in MA, Lupoli Companies
2024 Haverhill Magazine’s Best New Restaurant, BOSA Coastal Italian
2024 North Shore Magazine Movers and Shakers Award, Sal Lupoli
2024 Pizza Marketplace Top 100 Movers and Shakers, Sal’s Pizza
2023 CoStar Impact Award for Innovation, Pavilion at Riverwalk
2023 BRAGB Prism Award, Pavilion at Riverwalk
2022 4th Largest Commercial Developer in MA, Boston Business Journal, Lupoli Companies
2021 Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce Pioneer Award, Sal Lupoli
2020 BRAGB Prism Award for Universal Design, The Riverwalk Lofts
2020 Boston Business Journal, Most Charitable Companies, Lupoli Companies
2020 Boston Business Journal, Extraordinary Year, Extraordinary People, Sal Lupoli
2020 Boston Business Journal, 5th Largest Commercial Developer in MA, Lupoli Companies
2020 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation MA, Thorndike Exchange
2019 BRAGB Prism Award for Best Historical Renovation, The Riverwalk Lofts
2018 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation MA, Riverwalk Innovation District
2017 Ron Burton Distinguished American Award, Sal Lupoli
2015 Marcia Lamb Inner City Innovation Award, Sal Lupoli
2015 Associated Industries of Massachusetts Next Century Award, Sal Lupoli
2014 Northeastern Economic Developers Association Business of the Year Award, Sal Lupoli
2014 Housing Families Corporate Citizen Award, Sal Lupoli
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Sustainability
Riverwalk is home to one of the largest solar arrays in Massachusetts and the largest geothermal system in the Northeast, allowing for 596 apartments that burn no fossil fuel.
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Innovation
From inspiring live, work, play communities, to new restaurant concepts, food trucks, and automated food manufacturing, Lupoli Companies is constantly innovating.
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Responsibility
Lupoli Companies has a responsibility to the advancement of economic vitality in the communities in which we operate. We continue to invest in their growth and give back to communities.
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Service
Our employees continue to make every effort to find positive ways to contribute to the broader community by helping to improve the lives of people in the communities where we do business.