Pizza Corner was an international franchise of pizzeria chains that offers a wide range of pizzas, pastas and side dishes from chicken wings to salads. Pizza Corner operated as both standalone restaurants or combined with other Global Franchise Architects brands such as Coffee World or Cream & Fudge. Its service formats include: large dine-in restaurants, delivery outlets, express dine-ins, and express kiosks. Pizza Corner was a brand of Global Franchise Architects, a Geneva, Switzerland-based company that builds, operates, and franchises a specialty food service brands. All Pizza Corner restaurants and kiosks are designed by Itorama and built by Interbuild Solutions, two companies that are part of the Synergia One Group. In 2014, Pizza Corner was acquired by the Indian subsidiary of Papa John's Pizza. At the time of the announcement, Pizza Corner had 70 locations. All the existing restaurants were converted to Papa John's Pizza outlets.
History
Founded by Fred Mouawad, the first Pizza Corner opened in Chennai, India in 1996. By 2004, Mouawad had bought out the shares held by his equity partners and formed the Global Franchise Architects. It operated over 100 restaurants and delivery outlets in five countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Partnerships
As with all GFA brands, Pizza Corner utilizes the services of its partners under the Synergia One Group: Synova Foods, for its product development and production and Itorama which manages GFA's restaurant designs, advertising and website development. In 1998, Pizza Corner launched the Food for Good program in association with the Don Bosco Yuva Kendra as part of the initiative to help provide education to 20 deservingstreet children in Bangalore, India.
Operations
All of the operations in the following countries were ceased after Papa John's Pizza acquired Pizza Corner in India.
Bangladesh
Unlike their Indian counterparts, Pizza Corners in Bangladesh served a halal-friendly menu, including beef. It operated together with existing Coffee World outlets throughout the capital cityDhaka. Accent Group Ltd was the franchise owner of Pizza Corner in the country.
China
Pizza Corner's operations in China were concentrated on the tourist-friendly Hainan Island, especially on the capital city Haikou and the seaside district of Sanya. Emperor Food Franchise Concepts Ltd opened the first Pizza Corner outlet on Hainan Island in 2007.
