‘Hotter than ever!’ How pizza conquered Britain – leaving its rivals in the dust
The recent restaurant industry narrative has been one of doom, gloom and closures, except when it comes to this Italian dish. So why are pizza sales growing so fast?
July 2023
Michelin chef Marcus Wareing reveals taste for Pizza Express’s American Hot
MasterChef judge tells TikTok influencer about his high-street chain habit
May 2023
Pizza Express staff protest as waiters’ hours cut and managers told to do more
Employees attack ‘impossible situation’ as they face losing hundreds of pounds a week in pay
April 2022
Pizza Express waiting staff win back bigger slice of tips
Workers took action after share of tips paid on credit and debit cards was cut from 70% to 50% in 2021
May 2021
Pizza Express waiting staff outraged as share of tips is cut
Employees set to lose on average £2,000 a year after money left by customers is diverted to increase the pay of kitchen workers
October 2020
Pizza Express to axe 1,300 jobs in latest cuts
Voluntary and compulsory redundancies affecting 370 sites as chain’s trading suffers effects of coronavirus
September 2020
Pizza Express: full list of restaurants to close
Pizza Express to close 73 restaurants, putting 1,100 jobs at risk
August 2020
Pizza Express closures take hospitality job losses to 17,000
Chain could shed up to 1,100 staff and close up to 70 of its 449 UK outlets as Covid-19 compound’s sector deep problems
July 2020
Pizza Express to close up to 75 restaurants, risking 1,000 jobs
Fear of Pizza Express closures as chain faces takeover by bondholders
May 2020
Pizza Express to reopen 13 London restaurants for delivery
Casual dining chain becomes latest to slowly emerge from coronavirus lockdown
October 2019
Earning its crust: Pizza Express hires advisers over £1bn debt
Pizza Express lining up for painful debt restructuring
August 2019
Casual dining downturn takes another bite out of Pizza Express profits
First-half figures fall 7.7% to £32.4m but rival Franco Manca proves a hit with diners
December 2018
Pizza Express founder Peter Boizot dies aged 89
Man hailed as casual dining revolutionary has died at home in Peterborough
October 2015
Mexican-style Wahaca is latest food chain to be accused of unfair tipping policy
Wahaca waiter tells Observer he was effectively being asked ‘to pay rent’ to work at restaurant
September 2015
Pizza Express reverses policy of taking 8% cut from staff tips
Pizza chain becomes latest restaurant to change its policy following a union campaign against the practice
August 2015
Restaurants’ tipping policy ‘forces waiters to pay to work’
Pay staff their tips, business secretary tells restaurant chains
