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Grab a pizza 20 jobs in Bangor as new store opens

Darren Colgan (second left) is joined by some of his team to celebrate the opening of the new Four Star Pizza Bangor store
Darren Colgan (second left) is joined by some of his team to celebrate the opening of the new Four Star Pizza Bangor store Darren Colgan (second left) is joined by some of his team to celebrate the opening of the new Four Star Pizza Bangor store

TWENTY jobs are being created with the opening of a new Four Star Pizza outlet in Bangor.

Franchise owner Darren Colgan, who also runs the Armagh and Newry Four Star Pizza stores, is investing £150,000 into the latest venture at at the BP station complex on Gransha Road.

In the past 12 years Darren and his team say they have delivered 374,000 fresh pizzas, used 32 tonnes of flour, 16 tonnes of cheese and five tonnes of pepperoni.

He said: "Over the next three weeks the Four Star Pizza Bangor street crew will be visiting businesses, housing estates and Bangor town centre giving away empty pizza boxes which the public can take to the new store to get filled with a free pizza.

“We want to let the people of Bangor, and the surrounding areas, know that we have arrived and what better way to do this than by giving 1000 free pizzas away.

“As well as this, we have some great prizes up for grabs on our Facebook page, so if you don’t bag a free pizza on the street you may be luckier online,” he said.

Darren’s career with Four Star Pizza began when he was offered a delivery driver job, so he would encourage anyone looking for a career change or challenge to apply for one of the 20 positions available at the store.

He added: “I had no idea when I started delivering pizzas for Four Star Pizza that it would change my life.

"I run three stores now and employ more than 50 people – and we support the local economy as much as we can by using local food suppliers. We actually make our pizza bases fresh in store every day using Neill’s flour."

Darren - who runs the store with his wife and business partner Laura - has won awards for his business franchise, winning ‘Most Improved Store in Ireland’ at Four Star Pizza’s awards in 2011 and again in 2015.

Four Star Pizza (www.fourstarpizza.co.uk) is an Irish-owned chain established in 1988 and which operates 40 stores across the island.