Pizza chain a big hit in Kota Kinabalu

(From left) Pizziol, George and Ba U attempt the blowpipes to launch the event that marks Domino’s entry in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU: The opening of Domino’s Pizza’s first restaurant in East Malaysia was a record-breaker of sorts.

The restaurant opened up here on Malaysia Day and marked an all-time new record for the highest number of opening week sales of a new store in the Asia-Pacific region this year.