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Domino’s Pizza has appointed Nicola Frampton as its permanent chief executive.

Ms Frampton, who has served as interim chief executive since November, now takes the top leadership role. Her promotion follows the sudden departure of Andrew Rennie, who had headed the company for approximately two years.

Mr Rennie’s exit came after he suggested the UK pizza market was approaching saturation, telling the Financial Times that “no massive growth” remained in the sector. In response, Domino’s recently introduced its Chick ‘N’ Dip sub-brand, a nationwide initiative designed to capitalise on the rapidly increasing demand for chicken across the UK.

Mr Rennie had also previously suggested that Domino’s was looking to acquire a second food brand to boost its expansion.

But Ms Frampton said earlier this month that the idea had been “parked”, as trialling Chick ‘N’ Dip “made us realise that we didn’t need to go and buy a hundred million pound brand in order to be successfully accessing the growing chicken market”.

Ms Frampton was the chief operating officer for the company for around four years, and previously managed the UK retail business for betting shop William Hill.

Ian Bull, the chairman of Domino’s, said: “Nicola has led Domino’s extremely effectively as interim chief executive officer, bringing a clear strategic focus and creating strong alignment and positive momentum across our core business.

“The board is confident that under Nicola’s leadership, Domino’s is well-placed to execute on our strategy to grow the core business and drive shareholder returns.”

Ms Frampton previously said 2025 had been a “difficult year for all”, with weaker consumer spending driving a dip in order numbers, while many of its franchisees put up their prices during the year.

Domino’s nonetheless said 2026 had got off to a good start and it was hoping for a sales boost from Chick ‘N’ Dip while aiming to open a swathe of new shops.

Domino’s shares were up by about 3% on Tuesday morning.