Domino’s pins hopes on World Cup boost and Just Eat tie-up after VAT hit eats away sales Tough slice to swallow Domino’s Pizza said this morning the company saw sales fall after a VAT hit and as it came up against last year’s boost from the Euro football tournament, but is eyeing a strong end to 2022 amid the upcoming World Cup. The UK and Ireland takeaway pizza giant saw like-for-like system sales, excluding so-called split [...]
Domino’s appoints former Burger King executive as interim chief Domino's Domino’s has announced today that Elias Diaz Sese will take over as interim chief of the firm in October as it hunts for a permanent replacement for outgoing boss Dominic Paul.
Domino’s Pizza UK franchisee posts subdued profit amid inflationary crunch DOMINO'S PIZZA Domino’s Pizza has taken a hit to pre-tax profit in the first half of the year thanks to the heightened costs of food. The London-listed company posted profit of £50.9m for the six months to 26 June, a 16 per cent drop in profit versus the previous year. The firm said it began passing on [...]
Domino’s poaches Just Eat’s finance director for top board role July 11, 2022 Domino’s has appointed a new chief financial officer, poaching Just Eat’s UK and Ireland regional finance director. The pizza chain announced on Monday that Edward Jamieson will join the board of directors in October 2022. Jamieson’s CV includes a four year stint at the food delivery platform, where he helped the UK arm boost revenue [...]
Premier Inn-owner Whitbread selects Domino’s Pizza chief to head up hospitality giant June 29, 2022 Premier Inn owner Whitbread has selected Domino’s Pizza boss Dominic Paul as its new chief executive. Paul will leave his role at Domino’s Pizza in December 2022, the pizza chain confirmed on Wednesday. He will step into the shoes of Alison Brittain, who has overseen the historic 280-year-old company over the past six years. Paul headed [...]
Slice of VAT: Domino’s Pizza’s UK sales drop as budgets tighten May 5, 2022 Domino's reported VAT hikes taking a slice of the pizza this morning, with UK & Ireland system sales down 1.5 per cent in the first quarter to £365.9m.
Domino’s bolsters board with media executive following ‘transformational year’ March 28, 2022 Domino’s has bolstered its board with a media executive, following a “transformational year” for the pizza chain. Former chief strategy officer of Dow Jones & Company Tracy Corrigan will join the board as an independent non-executive director at the beginning of May. Corrigan, previously digital editor of the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal, [...]
Domino’s delivers ‘transformational year’ as profit goes up by 12.5 per cent March 8, 2022 Pizza multinational Domino’s said this morning 2021 was a “transformational year” for the company, as it reported a 12.5 per cent increase in profit. In the year ended 26 December, the group registered an 11 per cent increase in revenue, going from £505.1m to £560.8m, while its underlying EBITDA increased from £125.5m to £136.4m. Domino’s [...]
Cineworld, Hammerson and Boohoo: The top 10 most shorted UK stocks and fund managers with the most positions January 29, 2022 Cineworld Group, the world’s second-largest cinema chain, is currently the most shorted UK listed company, according to new research shared exclusively with City A.M. this morning. Some 8.8 per cent of its stock was held short by six investment firms, with New Holland Capital the largest short position with 2.42 per cent of the company’s [...]
£6,700 pizza bill: Hundreds of orders at Domino’s Dover branch for Channel migrants October 8, 2021 Hundreds of pizzas were ordered from the Dover branch of Domino’s pizzas in July, according to an analysis of the government department’s spending. The Home Office spent thousands of pounds in one month on Domino’s pizzas to feed migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel from France. A disclosure log for Home Office [...]