PizzaExpress

PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited
  • PizzaExpress
  • Pizza Marzano
  • Pizza Milano
Company typePrivate company limited by shares
IndustryCasual dining
Founded1965 (1965)
FounderPeter Boizot
HeadquartersUxbridge, England
Key people
ProductsItalian cuisine
OwnerA group of bondholders
Websitepizzaexpress.com

PizzaExpress (Restaurants) Limited, trading as Pizza Express (also called Pizza Marzano or Milano), is a British multinational pizza restaurant chain. It has over 500 restaurants across the United Kingdom and 100 overseas in Europe, Hong Kong, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Saudi Arabia. Pizza Express was founded in London in 1965 by Peter Boizot. In July 2020, it was taken over by its bondholders under a debt-for-equity swap with the previous owner, Hony Capital. In November, Hony Capital left the business and the group restructure was completed, helping to cut the chain's debt by more than £400 million.