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PizzaExpress

Type	Private
Founded	1965
Headquarters	Uxbridge, UK
Industry	Restaurant
Website	www.pizzaexpress.com

PizzaExpress is a chain of pizza restaurants based in the United Kingdom.

[edit] History

The business was founded by Peter Boizot in 1965, when he opened the first restaurant in Wardour Street, London.^[1] The chain expanded, initially as a franchise operation. In 1993 the company was brought to the London Stock Exchange by way of a reverse into a small shell company organised by Luke Johnson, Hugh Osmond and David Page.^[2]

They expanded both organically and by buying in the franchisees. By 2003 there were more than 300 restaurants in the UK, as well as outlets in Ireland, where it trades as Milano, and Spain and France where the brand name is Pizza Milano. In other countries the business is branded as Pizza Marzano.

PizzaExpress restaurant in London

The company was taken private by private equity group Cinven in 2007 for £900m.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Honorary degree awarded to Peter Boizot Loughborough University, 12 September 2000
^ Osmond bids to buy back Pizza Express Independent, 5 November 2002
^ Cinven ties up Gondola deal Alt Assets, 9 October 2006

[edit] External links

Official website

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Casual dining:	Aberdeen Angus Steak Houses · Beefeater · Bella Italia · Brewers Fayre · Café Rouge · Chiquito · Damon's · Fine Burger Company · Frankie & Benny's · Gourmet Burger Kitchen · Hard Rock Cafe · Harry Ramsden's · Harvester · Hooters · Hungry Horse · Loch Fyne · Nando's · Outback Steakhouse · PizzaExpress · Planet Hollywood · Prezzo · Rainforest Cafe · Romano's Macaroni Grill · Strada · Taybarns · T.G.I. Friday's · Wagamama · YO! Sushi · Zizzi

Sandwich shops:	Bakers Oven · EAT. · Greggs · O'Briens · Pret A Manger · Quiznos · Sayers · Subway · Upper Crust

Pub chains:	All Bar One · Scream Pubs · Slug and Lettuce · Walkabout · Wetherspoons · Yates's

Former chains:	ABC · Arby's · A&W Restaurants · Berni Inn · Blimpie · Chili's · Dunkin' Donuts · Happy Eater · Long John Silver's · Lyons Corner Houses · Pasta Hut · Popeye's · Quick · Schlotzsky's · Taco Bell · Wendy's

Pizza chains

Global

Boston Pizza · California Pizza Kitchen · Chuck E. Cheese's · Domino's Pizza · Little Caesars · Papa John's Pizza · Pizza Hut · Sbarro · Shakey's Pizza · Telepizza · Uno Chicago Grill · Yellow Cab Pizza Co.

Regional

North America	241 Pizza (Can) · Anthony's Pizza (AAFES) · Benedetti's (Mex) · Bertucci's (US) · CiCi's Pizza (US) · DoubleDave's Pizzaworks (US) · Freshslice (Can) · Gatti's Pizza (US) · Godfather's Pizza (US) · Hungry Howie's Pizza (US) · Imo's Pizza (US) · LaRosa's Pizzeria (US) · Lou Malnati's Pizzeria (US) · Mellow Mushroom (US) · Panago (Can) · Papa Gino's (US) · Papa Murphy's (US) · Peter Piper Pizza (US) · Pizza 73 (Can) · Pizza Delight (Can) · Pizza Inn (US) · Pizza Nova (Can) · Pizza Patrón (US) · Pizza Pizza (Can) · Pizza Ranch (US) · Rocky Rococo (US) · Round Table Pizza (US) · Sal's Pizza (US)

Europe	Ask (UK) · EasyPizza (UK) · PizzaExpress (UK) · Prezzo (UK) · Spizzico (IT) · Strada (UK) · Zizzi (UK) · Peppes pizza (Nor)

Asia	Aoki's Pizza (Japan) · Pizza-La (Japan) · Greenwich Pizza (Philippines)

Australia	Eagle Boys · Pizza Haven

New Zealand	Hell Pizza

Franchises

Competitive Foods Australia · Domino's Pizza Enterprises · Domino's Pizza UK & IRL

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