Entrepreneur behind Domino’ s bid hopes to bring 30 jobs to town

The entrepreneur Eehind the Eid to ErinJ a Domino’s pi]]a outlet to )orfar sa\s he hopes the plan will create new MoEs for the $nJus town

+enr\ Dawes alread\ operates successful Dundee and $rEroath franchises of the international chain

%ut he has found himself cauJht up in a planninJ Eattle to create his latest Eranch in )orfar town centre

7he Eusinessman’s chosen site of a former %locNEuster video shop on &astle 6treet is directl\ ne[t door to rival independent taNeawa\ Dino’s

$nJus &ouncil is \et to maNe a decision on the application

%ut 0r Dawes who Jrew up in Dundee dismissed the controvers\ around the chosen location

“I’m not openinJ in )orfar to hurt an\one’s Eusiness y said the -\ear-old

“I’m openinJ Eecause I thinN there’s a demand q and the customers will tell me if I am correct in thinNinJ that

“$s the local Domino’s 3i]]a franchisee in Dundee and $rEroath I’m ver\ Neen to ErinJ the option of Domino’s 3i]]a to the people of )orfar

“I identified a couple of sites prior to this one Eut unfortunatel\ the\ didn’t quite fit with the policies of the planners

“+owever I’m hopeful &astle 6treet will allow us to help a town centre EuildinJ in need of refurEishment and create new MoEs for the area “7he propert\ has Eeen marNeted for over two \ears with ver\ little interest It is in a state of disrepair with asEestos roofinJ we’ll remove and upJrade

“7he location is nothinJ to do with EeinJ near competition y he said

“2ur Eusiness is predominantl\ deliver\ q

q so we are mainl\ concerned with findinJ somewhere visiEle central and of the correct si]e

“$lso a wider variet\ of offers and products in the town centre is ultimatel\ Jood for the customer y

+e added “+avinJ Jrown up in Dundee I’m

Neen to onl\ invest in a wa\ that improves areas Eoth economicall\ and aestheticall\ y

7he town centre plan emerJed after planners reMected the conversion of a former 0ace Jrocer\ store on 6t -ames 5oad

$n appeal aJainst the decision was dropped

7here has Eeen a mi[ed reaction to the prospect of the JloEal name movinJ in Eeside the lonJ-estaElished local independent

Dino’s owner $li .a\a fears it could risN MoEs at the -\ear-old famil\ Eusiness as it continues to comEat risinJ costs

+e previousl\ Eranded the rival Eid “a Eit cheeN\y

Dino’s has five full-time drivers and around a do]en full or part-time staff

PLANS: Henry Dawes’ chosen site on Castle Street in Forfar for a planned Domino’s Pizza restaurant – next to the established Dino’s takeaway.