Aug 15, 2006 9:15 AM, from staff and wire reports

Hunt Brothers Pizza LLC has started an expansion of its warehouse and office facility in Nashville TN. The Nashville-based distributor of fresh dough pizza to the convenience store market plans to provide more capacity for product storage as well as extra office space. Opened in 2002, the facility need to be enlarged to meet growth in the pizza business, according to the company.

Serving more than 5,700 convenience stores in 26 states, Hunt Brothers says this expansion will allow it to double the number of stores it can serve.

Completion of the project is scheduled for late in 2006.