Four Star Pizza

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Short description|Irish pizza chain}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Four Star Pizza

| logo = 4starlogo.png

| products = {{Plain list |

• Pizza
• Submarine sandwiches
• Chicken wings
• Dessert

}}

| industry = Pizza delivery
Take-out

| owner = Four Star Pizza (Ireland) Ltd

| type = Private

| founders = Alan Cottrill{{Cite web|url=http://www.franchisekey.com/us/franchise/four-star-pizza-usa.htm|title=Franchise Four Star Pizza - delivery of pizza / sandwiches - Franchise Directory - FranchiseKEY US|website=www.franchisekey.com|access-date=December 23, 2017|quote=The Four Star Pizza company was launched in the USA in 1981 by our founder Alan Cottrill. Our first model store set up in 1986 in the Irish capital Dublin.|archive-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223161002/http://www.franchisekey.com/us/franchise/four-star-pizza-usa.htm|url-status=live}}
Susan Cottrill

| homepage = {{url|http://www.fourstarpizza.ie}}

| foundation = Washington, Pennsylvania, US, {{Start date and age|1981}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15947542/|title=Corn on pizza? Four Star adapts to foreign tastes|last=Gannon|first=Joyce|date=March 13, 1990|work=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=December 23, 2017|page=22|via=Newspapers.com}}

| location = Dublin, Ireland

| locations = 60

}}

Four Star Pizza is a fast food pizza company which operates throughout Ireland. It originated in Washington, Pennsylvania, US, in 1981 by Alan and Susan Cottrill, who previously operated Domino's Pizza stores in Ohio.{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19871122&id=2rNdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1F0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1553,6785192&hl=en|title=Founder of Four Star Pizza finds that he who laughs last .... |last=Mullig|first=Mario|date=November 22, 1987|work=The Observer Reporter|access-date=December 23, 2017|location=Washington, Pennsylvania|page=B5|via=GoogleNews}} Besides sharing the English language, Alan Cottrill sensed a market for American style delivery pizza, and traveled to Ireland in 1986 to launch the chain in Dublin. The first outlet in Ireland opened in 1986.{{cite web |url=http://www.fourstarpizzani.co.uk/aboutus.htm |title=Four Star Pizza Northern Ireland |publisher=Fourstarpizzani.co.uk |accessdate=2010-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217053634/http://www.fourstarpizzani.co.uk/aboutus.htm |archive-date=2011-02-17 |url-status=dead }}

Michael Holland and his company Gonville Ltd took over the Irish and UK franchises in 2011.{{Cite web|last=Noonan |first=Laura |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/entrepreneur-moves-in-for-four-star-slice-26707338.html|title=Entrepreneur moves in for Four Star slice |newspaper=Irish Independent |date=2011-02-23 |accessdate=2021-05-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-20146180.html|title=Jobs safe as pizza chain buyer found|first=Geoff|last=Percival|date=February 23, 2011|newspaper=Irish Examiner|accessdate=2021-05-10|archive-date=October 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015000601/https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-20146180.html|url-status=live}}

By 2020, there are 60 outlets across the island of Ireland with plans to open further shops in Ireland and further expansion into Britain during the year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/foodanddrink/four-star-pizza-raises-dough-for-uk-expansion-982331.html|title=Four Star Pizza raises dough for UK expansion|last=Healy |first=Alan |date=2020-02-17|newspaper=Irish Examiner|language=en|accessdate=2021-05-10}}