Four Star Pizza
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pizza delivery Take-out |
| Founded | Washington, Pennsylvania, US, 1981[1] |
| Founders | Alan Cottrill[2] Susan Cottrill[1] |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Number of locations | 60 |
| Products | |
| Owner | Four Star Pizza (Ireland) Ltd |
| Website | www |
Four Star Pizza is a fast food pizza company which operates throughout Ireland. It originated in Washington, Pennsylvania, US, in 1981 by Alan and Susan Cottrill, who previously operated Domino's Pizza stores in Ohio.[1][3] Besides sharing the English language, Alan Cottrill sensed a market for American style delivery pizza, and traveled to Ireland in 1986 to launch the chain in Dublin.[1] The first outlet in Ireland opened in 1986[4]
Michael Holland and his company Gonville Ltd took over the Irish and UK franchises in 2011[5][6] and subsequently went through successive years of growth focusing on its key points of difference - fresh dough, made daily in each of the store and its loyalty program which grew the number of stores and customers each and every year.
By 2020, there are 60 outlets across the island of Ireland with plans to open further shops in Ireland and further expansion into Britain during the year.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Gannon, Joyce (March 13, 1990). "Corn on pizza? Four Star adapts to foreign tastes". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 22. Retrieved December 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Franchise Four Star Pizza - delivery of pizza / sandwiches - Franchise Directory - FranchiseKEY US". www.franchisekey.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
The Four Star Pizza company was launched in the USA in 1981 by our founder Alan Cottrill. Our first model store set up in 1986 in the Irish capital Dublin.
- ^ Mullig, Mario (November 22, 1987). "Founder of Four Star Pizza finds that he who laughs last ..." The Observer Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. p. B5. Retrieved December 23, 2017 – via GoogleNews.
- ^ "Four Star Pizza Northern Ireland". Fourstarpizzani.co.uk. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
- ^ Noonan, Laura (February 23, 2011). "Entrepreneur moves in for Four Star slice". Irish Independent. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Percival, Geoff (February 23, 2011). "Jobs safe as pizza chain buyer found". Irish Examiner. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Healy, Alan (February 17, 2020). "Four Star Pizza raises dough for UK expansion". Irish Examiner. Retrieved May 10, 2021.