Dodo Pizza is a Russian pizza chain founded in 2011 in Syktyvkar, Russia and headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Operating under the umbrella of QSR group Dodo Brands, the company has 1600 restaurants in 26 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.[1]
Operations
Ovchinnikov states that the company views itself as an IT-driven retail company based on the principle of transparency.[2] Dodo Pizza uses a cloud-based system known as Dodo IS that collects and processes operations data, reports real-time business analytics, and helps kitchen and delivery staff to be more efficient by allowing for more informed decision-making.[3]
History
In 2014, the company ran the largest crowdfunding initiative in Russia to date, raising over $2 million from 180 private investors. Dodo also made headlines from