Mr. Pizza

Mr.Pizza, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
Founded(1990; 34 years ago (1990))
FounderJung Woo Hyun
Headquarters132 Hyoryeong-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea 137-849
Number of locations
400 (Korea)
28 (worldwide in 2013)
Key people
Jung Woo Hyun (chairman)
Moon Young Joo (CEO)
ProductsPizza, pasta, salad, appetizer
Number of employees
250+
Websitewww.mrpizza.co.kr

Mr. Pizza Inc. (Korean미스터피자) is a South Korean pizza chain established in 1990. It is the top pizza brand in Korea in terms of the number of franchisees and sales.[1]

Mr. Pizza has won recognition overseas. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 China's restaurant review site Dazhong Dianping (大衆點評) included it as one of the "50 Restaurants Beloved by Chinese Diners", while the restaurant guide Zagat named it the "Best Pizza Store".[2]

Mr. Pizza was the first pizza franchise to be listed on KOSDAQ[3] and, in 2013, had 400 outlets inside Korea and 28 stores in China, two in the United States and two in Vietnam. In 2010, the brand of Mr. Pizza in Japan was also fully acquired.[4]

  1. ^ 미스터피자, '2013 대한민국 브랜드스타' 5년 연속 1위. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 20 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "미스터피자, 美 '베스트 피자 스토어' 3년째 뽑혀", Maeil Business Newspaper, 16 October 2012, retrieved 16 October 2012
  3. ^ "미스터피자, 피자업계 최초로 코스닥 상장", Maeil Business Newspaper, 8 January 2013, retrieved 8 January 2013
  4. ^ 미스터피자, 20년만에 日원조 삼키다. Money Today [ko] (in Korean). 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2019.