Fireaway Pizza

Fireaway Pizza

Industry	Restaurants
Founded	2017
Founder	Mario Aleppo
Headquarters	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Number of locations	157
Area served	Worldwide
Products	pizza, slides and desserts
Number of employees	over 1000
Website	www.fireaway.co.uk

Fireaway Pizza is a British pizza restaurant chain. The chain operates on a franchise model system, as well as a distribution network to all of its stores in England. The majority of products are imported from Italy.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

Fireaway Pizza was founded by Mario Aleppo in Rosehill Sutton in April 2016 and the first Fireaway Store was opened. ^[1] The name Fireaway Pizza came from a spin-off of Subway but using a stone fired oven, and giving customers the opportunity to customize their own pizza. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2017, two more Fireaway locations were opened and business operations were moved to Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2019, Fireaway Pizza received Small Pizza chain of the year award at the Pizza and Pasta awards show (PAPA). ^{[6] [7]}

In 2021, Fireaway opened their first international location in Amsterdam. ^[8] In November, Fireaway pizza donated over 1000 pizzas to emergency service workers, charities and homeless people in Worcester ^{[9] [10]} and was awarded the 2021 Rising Star award at the PAPAs. ^[11]

In 2022, Fireaway Pizza local chain was expanded with 48 brand-new restaurants in the UK. ^[12] In the same year, 6.5% of the company was sold for £1,200,000. ^[13]

In 2023, 35 new stores were opened, bringing the total to 150 stores worldwide. ^{[4] [14]}

In 2024, Fireaway Pizza's restaurants were opened in Dubai, Turkey and Portugal. ^[15]

References

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6. "Fireaway WINS 'Rising Star Pizza Chain of the Year' at the PAPA Awards 2021". Feed the Lion. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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9. "Restaurant will donate thousands of pizzas to homeless after NHS giveaway". Worcester News. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
10. "Worcester pizza takeaway hits 1,000 community donations". Worcester Observer. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
11. Staff Reporter (2021-11-15). "Fireaway Pizza win rising star award". Your Harlow. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
12. Outhwaite, Jenna (2022-01-20). "New pizza takeaway to open in Bucks town". Buckinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
13. "Fireaway Pizza Franchise - Open a Fireaway Pizza Pizza Franchise". Point Franchise. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
14. "A Slice of Success: Mario Aleppo's Fireaway Pizza Revolutionizes Fast Food With Global Expansion". Forbes Australia. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
15. "Crowdcube. Fireaway Pizza". crowdcube.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.