Domino's boss who backed fried chicken to step down

The boss of Domino’s Pizza Group who suggested the UK may have reached peak pizza has been ousted after tensions with its board.

- Julia Kollewe

Andrew Rennie is leaving after just two years at the helm and will be replaced on an interim basis by the company’s chief operating officer, Nicola Frampton.

Rennie, who worked for Domino’s for more than two decades, has sought to shift Britain’s biggest pizza delivery firm towards fried chicken, telling the Financial Times this month there was not “massive growth” left in the UK’s pizza market.

It is understood that there was friction between Rennie and the board over his focus and approach to the business, although the statement from Domino’s said he was stepping down “by mutual agreement”.