Domino's is reportedly ending pizza sales in Italy

The birthplace of pizza has vanquished America’s largest chain of pies.

Domino's has shuttered the last of its 29 branches in Italy, seven years after starting operations in the country, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

The Business News outlet said new delivery operations there born during the pandemic created an unexpected competition that sunk plans to open 880 stores over time.

A Domino's representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In January, its Italian franchising partner cited the increased competition as hurting expansion plans.

“We attribute the issue to the significantly increased level of competition in the food delivery market with both organized chains and ‘mom & pop’ restaurants delivering food, to service and restaurants reopening post pandemic and consumers out and about with revenge spending,” the group, ePizza SpA, said.

A "For Sale" banner is posted outside a closed-down Domino's Pizza store in Rome, Italy, on Aug. 9, 2022.
A "For Sale" banner is posted outside a closed-down Domino's Pizza store in Rome, Italy, on Aug. 9, 2022.Alessia Pierdomenico / Bloomberg via Getty Images

In an email to NBC News, Federico Tozzi, executive director of the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, said that while other American fast food chains, like McDonald's and Starbucks, continue to thrive in Italy, Domino's could not successfully challenge the country's existing pizza sources.

"I believe in Italy there are so many great pizza places (some of them organized in franchises) that the Italian consumer has so many great choices and therefore does not see Domino’s as a valuable alternative," he said.

Domino's reported otherwise healthy sales outside Italy during the pandemic but said in its most recent corporate earnings that it is struggling to find qualified drivers and is working to manage higher food prices amid the inflationary environment.

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