| Founded | 2004 |
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| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Key people |
Alan Pontes, Mark Thomas industry = Restaurant Chain |
| Products | Pizza, calzones |
| Website | alleycatspizza.com |
Alleycat's Pizza, usually referred to simply as Alleycat's, is a pizzeria chain restaurant that started in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2004. From its humble origins in the tiny basement level of a building on Lishui Street[1], it has expanded to nine locations throughout Taipei.
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Alleycat's was started by Alan Pontes, a South African expatriate nicknamed "Alleycat", in 2004 to address the dearth of edible pizza available in Taiwan. Addressing a long-felt need among the expat population for pizza that was not topped with fish flakes or mayonnaise, it was an immediate success. A second location opened in Neihu in early 2006, quickly followed by a third in the former VFW post building in Tienmu.
The original Lishui Street basement location was closed in 2006 when a street-level space in an adjacent building became available.
In 2007, Pontes briefly left Taiwan, and the chain was sold to Mark Thomas. Pontes has since returned, and has started a new restaurant chain, Yuma Southwest Grill.[2]
Alleycat's signage is simply the name in red-on-black lettering in a stylized font. Although the chain has used various drawings for promotions from time to time, it does not use a logo.