Pizza Haven

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Pizza Haven
Pizza Haven

Pizza Haven is an Australian restaurant chain and franchise operation specialising in pizza.

In 1984, brothers Evan, Louis, Bill and Gabriel Christou started Pizza Haven with the aid of a $AUD24,000 mortgage on their parents' home. The first Pizza Haven outlet was at Glenelg in Adelaide. Employing twelve people, the Christou brothers were active in the running of the business. Today, Pizza Haven is a franchised business.

In May 2006, New Zealand Pizza Haven stores were bought by Domino's Pizza and a majority were converted to Domino's while some stores were able to stay branded as Pizza Haven.[1]

In December 2006, it was announced that the matriarch of the Christou brothers who founded Pizza Haven, Chrystalla Christou had died. She assisted them in the early years in the development of the Pizza Haven concept.

According to official website, Pizza Haven have 16 stores in their home state of South Australia,[2] although the Sensis White Pages lists 18.[3]

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[edit] Mascot

Pizza Haven has a mascot - The PIZZAKING! The Pizza King is now used throughout all aspects of the business and has become well known along with the Pizza Haven brand.

[edit] Innovations

Pizza Haven were the first Australian pizza company to[4]

  • Introduce a 131 custom net phone system
  • Introduce cheesy crust
  • Introduce a fat free pizza base
  • Introduce a baked not fried pizza base
  • Introduce the handstretch base
  • Introduce a fully computerised POS(Point Of Sales) system
  • Discontinue selling pasta as side dishes on orders

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Joint press release (12 May 2006). Domino’s buys Pizza Haven in food franchise sector. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
  2. ^ Pizza Haven. Stores - South Australia. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
  3. ^ Telstra Corporation Ltd. Pizza Haven (Search Results). Whitepages.com.au. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
  4. ^ Pizza Haven Franchise Disclosure Document

[edit] External links

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