Domino's Pizza Group, the leading pizza company in UK and Ireland, has announced its results for the 26 weeks ended 26 June 2016.
The UK market continues to underpin growth with eleven successive quarters of double digit LFL sales growth.
During the period, there was a record 31 UK stores opened (2015: 24), and average sales in new stores is 24% ahead of the same period last year.
For e-commerce total system sales, the company saw an uplift of 25%, with mobile sales up by 35%. Mobile sales have contributed to 62% of online sales.
There has been a continued increase in franchisee profitability, with EBITDA performance up from 15.1% to 15.4%.
Return on investment (ROI) has delivered 12.7% like-for-like sales growth.
CEO David Wild said, 'Domino's Pizza Group has made a very strong start to 2016 and this performance is reflected in today's numbers.
'Our UK operations continue to perform extremely well and we opened a record 30 new stores in the first half. We continue to invest in and develop our e-commerce platform and we are pleased that mobile purchases are driving online sales across the system.
'Current trading is encouraging, boosted by the Euro 2016 championships; we have made a sound start to the second half on the year. We face tougher comparatives throughout the rest of the year, but I am confident we shall deliver another good performance right across the group.
'I would like to thank the DPG team for their continued hard work, and pay tribute to our franchisees whose tireless endeavours ensure that our customers continue to enjoy great pizzas with great service every day.'