Overview
- Northern Brands Inc., which operated Gina Maria’s, filed for Chapter 7 on March 26 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota.
- Court records show about $2.9 million in liabilities and roughly $64,000 in assets, and a Chapter 7 case leads to a court‑appointed trustee selling assets to pay creditors.
- The chain had already closed its four Twin Cities locations in October 2025 in Chanhassen, Eden Prairie, Edina, and Plymouth without advance notice.
- Filings list Phil Godinez as CEO and Porfioro Godinez as the company’s authorized representative, and a similarly named California pizzeria is not affiliated.
- A former manager opened Pizzas Gina at the Eden Prairie site using the old recipes, as industry data show most pizza chains saw 2024 sales declines and fewer customers chose delivery by 2025.