LONDON, October 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
- ITV1 flagship
daytime show to invite viewers to show their pizza skills -
Domino's Pizza, the pizza delivery expert, is delivering the
prize for a new competition launching on ITV1's flagship
award-winning daytime TV show - This Morning.
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121012/567789 )
Launching on Monday [October 15,
2012], the competition will invite viewers to submit their
top pizza topping ideas to create the People's Pizza. Entries will
be whittled down by a panel of experts including Phil Vickery and Chris Denoven, new product
development chef at Domino's Pizza. Once a shortlist of entries has
been selected, the top three will then be put to the public vote on
London's Southbank on November
29,[,]2012.
The winning pizza will be available to buy at Domino's UK stores
from early next year.
Simon Wallis, sales and marketing
director for Domino's, said: "We are delighted to be supporting
this competition on ITV's most iconic daytime TV show. We can't
wait to see what the This Morning viewers suggest for their pizzas
and how the judges and public get on picking the top topping
talent. We're looking forward to launching the winning entry, the
People's Pizza, in our stores next year."
For information on This Morning, visit
http://www.itv.com/thismorning. For more details on Domino's Pizza
log onto http://www.dominos.co.uk.
Notes to Editors:
Domino's Pizza Group plc is the leading player in the
fast-growing pizza delivery market and holds the exclusive master
franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino's Pizza stores in
the UK, Republic of Ireland,
Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. The first UK store opened in
Luton in 1985 and the first Irish
store opened in 1991. In April 2011,
the Group acquired a majority stake in the exclusive master
franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino's Pizza stores in
Germany. In September 2012, the Group acquired the master
franchise for Switzerland,
Luxembourg and Liechtenstein and an option to open stores in
Austria prior to the end of
2014.
As at 24 September 2012, there
were 770 stores in the UK, Republic of
Ireland, Germany and
Switzerland. Of these, 597 stores
are in England, 51 are in
Scotland, 30 are in Wales, 20 are in Northern Ireland, one is on the Isle of Man, one is a mobile unit, 48 are in
the Republic of Ireland, 10 are in
Germany and 12 are in Switzerland.
Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is one of the world's leading
pizza delivery brands. Through its primarily franchised system,
Domino's Pizza operates a global network of more than 10,000
Domino's Pizza stores in 73 international markets. Domino's Pizza
has a singular focus - the home delivery of pizza, freshly made to
order with high quality ingredients.
Customers in the UK can order online at
http://www.dominos.co.uk, in the Republic
of Ireland at http://www.dominos.ie and in Germany at http://www.dominos.de. In addition,
mobile customers can order by downloading Domino's free iPhone,
iPad and Android apps.
For more information, please contact:
Claire McGill
The Domino's Pizza Press Office
Domino's Pizza Group Ltd
Tel: +44-(0)1908-580654
E: pr@dominos.co.uk
SOURCE Domino's Pizza