A takeaway pizza chain is preparing to expand in Sussex.

Domino's Pizza, which last week opened its 300th store in the UK, wants to open new shops in Shoreham and Hollingbury, Brighton.

The company already has outlets in central Brighton, Crawley, Horsham and Haywards Heath.

Chief executive Stephen Hemsley said: "We have accelerated our expansion programme in response to growing consumer demand for high-quality, home-delivered pizza.

"Even with 300 stores, 60 per cent of the UK and Ireland populations still live in an area where they can't order a Domino's pizza and this would indicate significant room for expansion in the future."

Thursday October 30, 2003