Quick Service Restaurant Sector & Pub Sector

Dominos Pizza is to pull out of operating outlets in the European market

Newstalk – 17.10.2019  

However the move does not affect its Irish operations. In a statement, the company says: "We've decided Domino's Pizza Group is not the best company to run these markets. "However, we believe they remain attractive. "This doesn't affect Ireland where we've opened three stores this quarter." Affected markets include Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. The company says the brand will remain in place in those countries, but will no longer be operated by Dominos UK and Ireland. The company reported Ireland and UK sales growth of 3.9% in the third quarter of this year - Irish sales grew by 2.4%. While online sales increased by 9.9%. Dominos says online now accounts for 90.9% of its delivery sales.

Five Lamps opens brewery at Dublin's new The Camden venue

Hospitality Ireland – 22.10.2019

Five Lamps has officially opened the Five Lamps Dublin Brewery and Visitor Centre in Dublin on the first floor of Camden Street's new The Camden venue. Five Lamps master brewer William Harvey will brew seasonal beers onsite and will use the brewery as his experimental kitchen to grow, develop and perfect Five Lamps beers. The Five Lamps Brewery also features a gift shop that sells Five Lamps merchandise and Dublin-themed memorabilia.