There are fears that Pizza Express could fold and the entire internet made the same joke
The latest high street name in trouble is Pizza Express which is heading for a debt restructuring, sparking fears that it could follow Jamie’s Italian and disappear completely.
Pizza Express reportedly about to engage in talks with creditors. Last seen, had £1.6m of debt per restaurant. Not sustainable.
— Langton Capital (@langtoncapital) October 7, 2019
And it was a rare occasion, in these troubled times, when it united the nation. Not just in the affection that most people appear to have for the chain, but because the entire internet made the same joke.
Pizza Express to fold and become Calzone Express. https://t.co/O1xqQWgbym
— Daniel Maier (@danielmaier) October 7, 2019
If Pizza Express folds it will have to change its name to Calzone Express.
— Gary Bainbridge (@Gary_Bainbridge) October 7, 2019
Going to be genuinely devastated if Pizza Express folds. And not just because that would make it Calzone Express.
— Sara Gibbs (@Sara_Rose_G) October 7, 2019
"If Pizza Express folds, it can just start calling itself Calzone Express" pic.twitter.com/9biqNjaMcu
— Hugh Brechin (@HughRBrechin) October 7, 2019
It's funny you see, because a folded pizza is called a "calzone", and Pizza Express are… pic.twitter.com/ZGDOdfuOJP
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) October 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/Andr6wMale/status/1181166489031839744
Thank god I'd already told the kids we were having pizza for dinner tonight otherwise I was gonna be texting my better half with "Change of plan, after exposure to 1,057 Calzone Express jokes on Twitter I can only face one food tonight"
— Martin Belam (@MartinBelam) October 7, 2019
The Calzone/Pizza Express joke was very much a case of who got there first. You were not first. It’s too late to do it now
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) October 7, 2019
“Say ‘Calzone Express’ one more time” pic.twitter.com/kIDCDgLQP5
— Mark Gillies (@5goalthriller) October 7, 2019
Thank goodness for this voice of reason.
if pizza express folds i don’t think they would change their name to calzone express because they would be out of business. there wouldn’t be anything to name.
— a a dril (@demarionunn) October 7, 2019
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