Four Star Pizza

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Four Star Pizza
Company type Private
Industry Pizza delivery
Take-out
Founded Washington, Pennsylvania, US, 1981;44 years ago (1981) [1]
Founders Alan Cottrill [2]
Susan Cottrill [1]
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland
Number of locations
60
Products
OwnerFour Star Pizza (Ireland) Ltd
Website www.fourstarpizza.ie

Four Star Pizza is a fast food pizza company which operates throughout Ireland. It originated in Washington, Pennsylvania, US, in 1981 by Alan and Susan Cottrill, who previously operated Domino's Pizza stores in Ohio. [1] [3] Besides sharing the English language, Alan Cottrill sensed a market for American style delivery pizza, and traveled to Ireland in 1986 to launch the chain in Dublin. [1] The first outlet in Ireland opened in 1986. [4]

Michael Holland and his company Gonville Ltd took over the Irish and UK franchises in 2011. [5] [6]

By 2020, there are 60 outlets across the island of Ireland with plans to open further shops in Ireland and further expansion into Britain during the year. [7]

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