Pizza Haven (Australia)
Pizza Haven is a defunct Australian and New Zealand pizza restaurant chain and franchise operation
Founding operations
In 1984, four brothers Evan, Louis, Bill and Gabriel Christou started Pizza Haven with the aid of a A$24,000 mortgage on their parents' home. The first Pizza Haven outlet was at Glenelg in Adelaide. Employing twelve people, the Christou brothers were active in the running of the business. Pizza Haven evolved into a small franchised business model.
Acqusitions
In May 2006, New Zealand Pizza Haven stores were bought by Domino's Pizza and a majority were converted to Domino's while some stores were able to stay branded under Pizza Haven.[1] However, eventually all Pizza Haven stores became Domino's.
In July 2008 it was announced that Pizza Haven Australia had been acquired by Eagle Boys pizza chain.[2]
Innovations
Pizza Haven was the first Australian pizza company to:[3]
- Introduce a 131 custom net phone system
- Introduce cheesy crust
- Introduce a gluten free pizza base
- Introduce a fully computerised POS (Point Of Sales) system
See also
References
- ^ Joint press release (12 May 2006). "Domino's buys Pizza Haven in food franchise sector". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
- ^ "Eagle Boys devours Pizza Haven". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Pizza Haven Franchise Disclosure Document
