At the time its closure was announced in March 1998, there were 89 Deep Pan Pizza restaurants in the UK.
Thin crust pizzas are becoming more popular, with fewer people eating deep pan.
"[1] City Centre planned to have about 35 sites still selling pizza, another 30 to include other brands such as Caffe Uno, and the rest to be disposed of.
[1]Frankie & Benny's slowly began replacing a number of former restaurants shortly after the Deep Pan Pizza chain disappeared.
The Deep Pan Pizza brand was sold in a management buyout for £3.1 million in 2001.