22 June 2011 – To celebrate its new Domino’s Stuffed Crust(TM), the pizza delivery expert has announced two social platform initiatives to spread the word – a location-based offer integrated with Facebook® Deals and internet-based treasure hunt, Domino’s Stuffed Crust Quest.

The Facebook Deals promotion starts on Thursday [June 23, 2011] and offers a free garlic pizza bread when Facebook users check in to any UK Domino’s store and order a Domino’s Stuffed Crust. To claim, customers simply need to present the check in screen on their mobile to the order taker. By checking in with their Facebook account, pizza lovers can also publish it back to Facebook and share it with friends.

For budding treasure hunters, Domino’s Stuffed Crust Quest will launch later this week. The interactive quest will challenge Domino’s fans to follow clues around the internet during a limited time period to collect a series of letters. The letters will spell out a secret code that can be redeemed for tasty Domino’s Stuffed Crust bounty. The quest has been integrated with Domino’s Facebook Page, where the first clue will be released in the next few days via a status update.

Simon Wallis, sales and marketing director at Domino’s, said: “We’re delighted to announce the integration with Facebook Deals and Domino’s Stuffed Crust Quest to generate additional buzz across social platforms and encourage pizza lovers to get onboard with our new product. We know that our Facebook fans love to interact with us and hope these activities will really help to whet their appetite for our new Domino’s Stuffed Crust.”

Domino’s Stuffed Crust features mozzarella cheese with a hint of garlic and herbs in Domino’s famous fresh dough. Domino’s Stuffed Crust is now available on all medium and large pizzas in stores across the UK.

Grab a tasty deal by checking in via Facebook or start treasure hunting with Domino’s Stuffed Crust Quest at www.facebook.com/DominosPizza.

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Notes to Editors

The Facebook Deal is valid until 14th August 2011.

Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc is the leading player in the fast-growing pizza delivery market and holds the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The first UK store opened in Luton in 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991.

As at 27 March 2011, there were 672 stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Of these, 530 stores are in England, 47 are in Scotland, 27 are in Wales, 18 are in Northern Ireland, one is on the Isle of Man, 48 are in the Republic of Ireland and one is a mobile unit.

Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is one of the world’s leading pizza delivery brands. Through its primarily franchised system, Domino’s Pizza operates a global network of more than 9,350 Domino’s Pizza stores in over 65 countries. Domino’s Pizza has a singular focus – the home delivery of pizza, freshly made to order with high quality ingredients.

Customers in the UK can order online at www.dominos.co.uk and customers in the Republic of Ireland can order online at www.dominos.ie. In addition, mobile customers can order by downloading Domino’s free iPhone and Android apps.

Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.

For more information, please contact:
The Domino’s Pizza Press Office
Domino’s Pizza Group Ltd
Tel: 01908 580654
E: pr@dominos.co.uk

Over the next few days thousands of students finish their A level exams and then have to wait to find out if they got the grades they want to start university this year.

It’s expected that fewer school leavers will take a gap year this year due to the tuition price increase which comes in next year when undergraduate course fees increase from £3,350 to as high as £9,000 per year. Bath Spa, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds Universities have all announced that they will charge the full £9,000 from 2012.

If you’re starting university this year, there is some financial help available if you need it:

* All UK students starting September 2011 are entitled to a ‘Tuition Fees Loan’ of up to £3,375 from the government. It’s not means tested, but needs to be repaid after the course ends.
* If your family is considered low income you may also be entitled to a maintenance grant for help with living costs. This doesn’t need to be repaid and is up to £2,906 for full time higher education students with a household (that’s your families not yours) income of £25,000 or less. A partial grant is available for those with household income of £50,020 or less.

The deadline for loans and grants was 31st May, but don’t panic, you can still apply it’s just that you’re not guaranteed to get the payments before the beginning of the term so you may be rather low on cash initially.
Money borrowed as a student loan doesn’t currently need to be repaid until you’re earning at least £15,000 per year. Your loan repayments will then be 9% of anything you earn above this threshold. From 2012 tuition fee loan and living cost loans won’t need to be paid back until you’re earning over £21,000 per year. They’re also paid back at 9% over this threshold.

From 2012 the amount of interest you pay on these loans will change too. For full time students it will be charged at the rate of inflation plus 3% from the date you begin your loan until the April after you graduate. From that point on if you’re earning under £21,000 it will be charged at RPI and if you’re earning over £21,000 but under £41,000 it will be RPI plus 3%.

Boosting your student income by working part time or during the summer is a good idea, but make sure you don’t pay too much tax. Your personal allowance will be £7,475 for the 2011-2012 tax year. To claim back over paid tax you’ll need to complete a P50 and send it and your P45 to the tax office. (You can claim back over paid tax for up to the past 4 years).

We think of students as being strapped for cash and living on a shoe string… but actually there are lots of discounts and offers out there to help stretch those student finances a bit further. Here are some ideas of what to look for:

Banks often offer extras or discounts to students. Don’t choose a bank for its freebies, but do factor them in after you’ve read the small print.

* TSB – Three years free YHA membership plus 40 free music downloads and an MP3 speaker.
* Halifax – 25% discount on AA breakdown cover.
* Santander – Free mobile phone, gadget and laptop insurance if you deposit £500 each term.
* Natwest – Credit card with 56 day interest free credit on balances of up to £500 plus discounts on various items including CDs, travel guides and short breaks.

Insurance is another place you can save money. See if your parents insurance will cover you while you’re at Uni, if not, make sure you:

* Use a comparison site to get the best deal.
* Make sure things like laptop, ipod, mobile phone etc. are covered when you take them with you to lectures, the pub etc.
* Read the small print – is there an excess to pay? Are you covered just during term etc.?

Saving money on food doesn’t mean you have to live on just pasta and beans. A few tips to save on food items include:

* Fresh ingredients are normally cheaper than ready meals.
* Drink lots of water – It’s free!
* Look for deals online at places like mysupermarket.com and trollydolly.co.uk
* Get a supermarket loyalty card.
* Buy budget ranges – all the supermarkets have them and they’re normally just as good to eat and better value.
* Learn to cook! It’ll save you a fortune, and there are lots of free recipes online too.

Travelling while you’re a student is great, whether you’re planning on backpacking or just getting to and from lectures here are a few tips:

* Push bikes don’t need fuel, they don’t need taxing, and are cheap to insure! (They also help you stay fit without gym costs!).
* Cars newer than 10 yrs old with less than 100g/km emissions are cheapest to run and you pay no road tax on them.
* Gat a coach card/rail card – a young person’s coach card is £10 per year and gives you up to 30% off and a railcard costs £28 a year and gives you 1/3 off most train fares.

Other things you can do while you’re a student to help save money are:

* Learn to budget – set a maximum weekly spend and stick to it!
* If you’re renting make sure you’re ALL full time students and you won’t pay any council tax.
* Get an HC1 form and apply for free NHS dental care, prescriptions and eye tests.
* Sign up to money saving websites such as groupon.co.uk studentbeans.com s-k-i-n-t.co.uk and thestudentroom.co.uk.
* Upgrade to an NUS Extra card (£1.99) gives you discounts on 40,000 products in 120 countries.
*Students can save money on used textbooks and other necessities by browsing the Zaarly local classifieds to find who has the best deal.