Liquidators tasked with winding up a chain of Domino’s Pizza stores in New Zealand are facing mounting difficulties as they attempt to locate Brandon Brooking, the franchise owner and director behind the collapsed businesses.
In October last year, four businesses— I a-Dough You (Domino’s Mt Eden), Getting Saucy (Domino’s Takanini), You Want a Pizza Me (Domino’s St Heliers), and Pizzake Limited (Domino’s Te Rapa)—were placed into liquidation, with a combined debt of $992,405.
On Feb 12 this year, three more businesses were added to Brooking’s expanding list of liquidations, with the inclusion of The Pie Chart, Licence to Slice, and Kneadin’ Dough.
The three carry combined debts of $1,299,366.
The total liabilities of all seven businesses collectively amount to $2,291,772.42 owed to creditors.
Liquidator reports for the initial group of collapsed businesses indicated that Brooking could not be located.
Getting Saucy’s final liquidators’ report, released on Wednesday, stated that the liquidator intends to apply for the company’s removal from the Companies Office register. The report also revealed that investigations confirmed the company ceased trading in January 2024 and that Domino’s terminated its franchise agreements.
“As a result, the liquidator was unable to obtain a statement of affairs for the company or access the company’s financial records,” a report said.
The liquidator’s investigation, based on limited financial data from third-party sources, found no potential recoveries for creditors.
You Want a Pizza Me’s final liquidators’ report, released on Wednesday, confirmed the liquidation is complete, all known assets have been dealt with, and no funds remain for distribution to creditors.
Regarding the liquidations of The Pie Chart, Licence to Slice, and Kneadin’ Dough, the reports stated that Brooking could also not be reached, and no statement of affairs was submitted. The liquidator’s investigations did not reveal any assets of value for creditors.