Apache Pizza

Apache Pizza

Industry	Restaurants
Founded	Dublin, Ireland September 21, 2006
Headquarters	Apache Pizza Headquarters, Unit 11, Balbriggan Business Park, Balbriggan, Dublin, K32 VE42, Ireland
Area served	Republic of Ireland
Key people	Emily Gore Grimes, Director Robert Pendleton, Managing Director
Products	Pizza
Number of employees	800 (2012)
Website	apache.ie

Apache Pizza is a chain of fast food pizza delivery restaurants in Ireland. Founded in 1996 by Emily Gore Grimes and Robert Pendleton, Apache is the trading name of The Good Food Company.^[1][2] As of 2015, there are 102 stores across the Republic of Ireland. Apache is Ireland's largest pizza chain. Its Managing Director is Robert Pendleton.^[3][2]

Expansion

In 2015, Apache signed an agreement with Marvin.ie, an online fast food order service similar to Just Eat.^[3][4][5] As of 2012, the company employs over 800 people and manufactures more than 160,000 pizza dough balls per month.^[2]

Awards

In 2014, Fox News listed Apache as one of the best pizza chains in the world.^[6] Just Eat named Apache as Ireland's best takeaway in 2015.^[7]

References

1. "The Good Food Company Ltd - Irish Company Info - SoloCheck". solocheck.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
2. "Apache Pizza celebrates expansion which will take place over the next ten months". dundalkdemocrat.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
3. Murphy, Mark (9 April 2015). "Marvin.ie Takes Pizza The Action With Apache Deal". fft.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
4. "Bono invests in TPG fund - Independent.ie". independent.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
5. Hynes, Robert (2 June 2015). "Marvin.ie: New online takeaway service launches to rival Just-Eat.ie". irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
6. "Best pizza chains around the world". foxnews.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
7. "Ireland's Best Takeaways Have Been Announced - Has Your Local Made The Cut? - Her.ie". her.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2016.