Yet, without the Institution for Savings, the Perrinas’ idea for a healthier alternative to meal delivery may not have been achieved. Before the Bank stepped in, the fledgling business was at a crossroads. Nutre’s initial success meant they’d outgrown the kitchens they shared first with Toscana, then with a local catering company. The Perrina brothers had to find a dedicated place to prepare their meals or risk stagnating. When they found an abandoned auto repair shop, they had the vision that it could be remade into an industrial kitchen.
“Everybody thought we were crazy to turn an auto mechanic shop into a state-of-the-art food manufacturing facility,” recalls Angelo.
Well, not everybody. The commercial lending team at the Institution for Savings saw the same opportunity the Perrinas did: an avenue to expand their operations and continue to prepare and deliver tasty, healthy food in an affordable yet profitable way.
“Nutre is a wonderful example of entrepreneurship,” says Senior Vice President and Senior Commercial Lender David Boudreau, who together with Vice President Theresa Espinola handled the loan that funded the building’s purchase. “At the Institution, we’re seeking businesses that are successful and looking to grow.”
The Bank recognized the vision of the Perrina brothers when other larger banks did not. The partnership is beneficial for both parties. Nutre received the funding they needed to expand their business ― Nutre now serves all New England ― and the Institution for Savings gained yet another community partner.
“It’s fun to drive through our communities with my family and see all the businesses we helped finance,” Boudreau says. “It makes you proud to know you’ve had a positive impact on the communities that you serve.”
Nutre is an example of how small and medium-size businesses seeking commercial lending often do better with local banks. Unlike national banks, whose model demands high volume lending that rarely goes beyond a five-year adjustable loan, the Institution for Savings is looking to establish lasting relationships with local businesses. It offers long-term fixed rate terms on commercial loans because it is investing in the same communities its business customers are. In. When businesses succeed, the Bank succeeds.
Working with a local bank also helps fuel the regional economy. Think of it like a balanced ecosystem. Doing business with a community bank like the Institution for Savings can also help other local businesses stay afloat financially.
“Our experience with Institution for Savings has been a great one,” says Angelo Perrina. “From the minute I called for the first time to the time we closed on this building, it’s been a seamless process, a real relationship. They took a chance on us in the beginning. That means more to us than the money that was given for the building.”
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Before they founded Nutre, the trio of Perrinas – Angelo, Lucio, and Valentino ― owned and operated their family restaurant in Peabody. A love of food had always been at the center of their family. But when their father’s type 2 diabetes worsened, the brothers knew they had to do something. They began meal prepping for their dad, using only healthy ingredients, controlled portions and cooking methods that promoted a healthier lifestyle. The intervention worked. Their father lost weight and felt better, while his A1C fell to a manageable level.
“After seeing the profound effect clean, portion-control eating had on our father, we knew we had to help as many people as we could,” says Nutre co-founder Valentino Perrina.
Angelo Perrina agrees. “No one was making fresh, high-quality, great tasting food for meal delivery that was healthy. Our mission is to change that.”
In addition to helping their father become healthier, there was another benefit, the Perrinas soon learned. By providing healthy meals delivered straight to their doors, Nutre is giving families more time to spend together while providing the peace of mind that what they’re eating is not only healthy but freshly prepared in a kitchen nearby.
Yet, without the Institution for Savings, the Perrinas’ idea for a healthier alternative to meal delivery may not have been achieved. Before the Bank stepped in, the fledgling business was at a crossroads. Nutre’s initial success meant they’d outgrown the kitchens they shared first with Toscana, then with a local catering company. The Perrina brothers had to find a dedicated place to prepare their meals or risk stagnating. When they found an abandoned auto repair shop, they had the vision that it could be remade into an industrial kitchen.
“Everybody thought we were crazy to turn an auto mechanic shop into a state-of-the-art food manufacturing facility,” recalls Angelo.
Well, not everybody. The commercial lending team at the Institution for Savings saw the same opportunity the Perrinas did: an avenue to expand their operations and continue to prepare and deliver tasty, healthy food in an affordable yet profitable way.
“Nutre is a wonderful example of entrepreneurship,” says Senior Vice President and Senior Commercial Lender David Boudreau, who together with Vice President Theresa Espinola handled the loan that funded the building’s purchase. “At the Institution, we’re seeking businesses that are successful and looking to grow.”
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Nutre and Institution for Savings Partnership Highlights the Benefits of Banking Local
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What do an abandoned auto shop, healthy eating and a community bank have in common? In the greater Boston area, the answer is Nutre. Nutre, a healthy meal delivery service founded in the kitchens of North Shore favorite Toscana Ristorante, wouldn’t exist without an unconventional confluence of events ― a journey that required vision and cooperation from Nutre founders, the Perrina family, and Institution for Savings, a local bank specializing in commercial lending.
Nutre and Institution for Savings Partnership Highlights the Benefits of Banking Local
Before they founded Nutre, the trio of Perrinas – Angelo, Lucio, and Valentino ― owned and operated their family restaurant in Peabody. A love of food had always been at the center of their family. But when their father’s type 2 diabetes worsened, the brothers knew they had to do something. They began meal prepping for their dad, using only healthy ingredients, controlled portions and cooking methods that promoted a healthier lifestyle. The intervention worked. Their father lost weight and felt better, while his A1C fell to a manageable level.
“After seeing the profound effect clean, portion-control eating had on our father, we knew we had to help as many people as we could,” says Nutre co-founder Valentino Perrina.
Angelo Perrina agrees. “No one was making fresh, high-quality, great tasting food for meal delivery that was healthy. Our mission is to change that.”
In addition to helping their father become healthier, there was another benefit, the Perrinas soon learned. By providing healthy meals delivered straight to their doors, Nutre is giving families more time to spend together while providing the peace of mind that what they’re eating is not only healthy but freshly prepared in a kitchen nearby.
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