Domino’s Pizza ambitious for a larger slice of Irish market

Quick-service restaurant chain, Domino’s Pizza, envisages “significant” growth opportunities for its Irish operations, after ‘year on year’ sales growth of 8% in the first three months of the year.

In February, Domino’s Pizza UK & Ireland — the wholly owned European subsidiary of the US fast-food giant — reported strong group profit and revenue growth for 2012.

Its Irish division generated operating profits of €5m, with sales stabilising after two years of significant decline. Sales at the Irish unit — which covers 48 outlets in the Republic — declined by 0.2% during 2012, representing a significant improvement, from a 4.1% drop in 2011 and an 8.4% fall in 2010.