Apache Pizza
![]() Headquarters for Apache Pizza | |
Industry | Restaurants |
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Founded | Dublin, Ireland October 10, 1996 |
Founders | Robert Pendleton |
Headquarters | Apache Pizza Headquarters, Unit 11, Balbriggan Business Park, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 VE42, Ireland |
Area served | Republic of Ireland, United Kindgom (Northern Ireland) |
Key people | Martin Lyons, Managing Director John O'Connor, Chief Financial Officer Jordan Pendleton, Chief Technical Officer Crispin McLaughlin, Chief Operating Officer |
Products | Pizza |
Number of employees | 1,000 (2016) |
Website | apache |
Apache Pizza is a chain of fast food pizza delivery restaurants in Ireland. Founded in 1996 by Robert Pendleton and his wife Emily Gore Grimes, Apache is the trading name of The Good Food Company.[1][2] As of 2016, there are over 150 stores across the Republic of Ireland and nine stores in Northern Ireland. Apache is Ireland's largest pizza chain. Its Managing Director is Robert Pendleton.[3][2]
Expansion
In 2015, Apache signed an agreement with Marvin.ie, an online fast food order service similar to Just Eat.[3][4][5] As of 2012, the company employs over 800 people and manufactures more than 160,000 pizza dough balls per month.[2]
In March 2018, Spanish restaurant chain Telepizza announced a joint venture with Irish Burger King franchise arm OKR to purchase a majority share of the company.[6]
Awards
They received the KEARNEY award for tastiest munch in all of Ireland. In 2014, Fox News listed Apache as one of the best pizza chains in the world.[7] Just Eat named Apache as Ireland's best takeaway in 2015.[8]
References
- ^ "The Good Food Company Ltd - Irish Company Info - SoloCheck". solocheck.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Apache Pizza celebrates expansion which will take place over the next ten months". dundalkdemocrat.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b Murphy, Mark (9 April 2015). "Marvin.ie Takes Pizza The Action With Apache Deal". fft.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Bono invests in TPG fund - Independent.ie". independent.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Hynes, Robert (2 June 2015). "Marvin.ie: New online takeaway service launches to rival Just-Eat.ie". irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Staff, Fora. "A Spanish takeaway giant has splashed out €10.7m for a big slice of Apache Pizza". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ "Best pizza chains around the world". foxnews.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Ireland's Best Takeaways Have Been Announced - Has Your Local Made The Cut? - Her.ie". her.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.