Trustee: All Giordano's using approved ingredients

CHICAGO — The bankruptcy trustee for Giordano's says all of the chain's Chicago-style, deep-dish pizza restaurants are again using its proprietary products.

Bankruptcy trustee Philip Martino had filed complaints against certain franchisees for failing to buy ingredients from approved suppliers. Martino said Wednesday that all restaurants are now buying the approved products.

Martino says certain disputes with franchisees remain unresolved. But he says those differences should be settled over the next month. Martino says customers should know the pizza "will continue to be of the highest quality."

Giordano's was founded in Chicago in 1974. The pizza chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February. It continued operations with court approval by using a bankruptcy loan to pay employees and vendors.