Christmas Trading Statement

Domino's Pizza UK & IRL PLC
26 January 2001


For Immediate Release                                        26 January 2001



                         DOMINO'S PIZZA UK & IRL PLC

CHRISTMAS SALES TRADING UPDATE



Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc ('Domino's Pizza'), which is quoted on the
Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (symbol: DOM),
announces sales performance for the year and the Christmas period.



*        Total sales across the Domino's system in the UK and the Republic of
Ireland for 2000 grew 19.9% (1999: 15.7%) to  £76 m (1999: £63m).



*        For the final 9 weeks of the financial year ended 31 December 2000
(1999: 26 December), like-for-like sales increased by 8.2%. (1999 : 4.7%).



*        Sales generated via internet ordering (www.dominos.co.uk) and
interactive TV ordering continue to grow, representing 3.4% (1999: 2.0%) of
total sales in the run up to Christmas.



*        During 2000 22 new delivery stores opened and two closed. Six
experimental stores were also closed, as planned, bringing the year-end total
store count to 215.



Stephen Hemsley, Chief Executive, commented:



'Sales growth in 2000 continued to be strong, particularly in the run up to
Christmas. This was, in part, influenced by a strong marketing campaign linked
to the launch of our innovative HeatWaveTM heated delivery system.'





For further information, please contact :


Buchanan Communications                                      020 74665000
Isabel Petre


Notes to Editor



Domino's Pizza Group Limited is the UK's Number One pizza delivery company and
holds the licence to own, operate and franchise Domino's Pizza stores in the
UK and Ireland. The first UK store opened in 1985 and there are currently 215
stores in the UK and Ireland.



Domino's Pizza is the world's leading pizza delivery company and was founded
in the United States in 1960. There are currently over 6,800 stores open
across the world in 64 countries.