Pizza will forever rank with cult-classic status. People will never stop breaking their diets for it, obsessing over hot slices on Instagram, racking their brains over pizza word problems, and placing late-night orders when that 'za craving hits. Domino's is one of the most iconic restaurants to visit not only for pizza but for Cinna Stix as well. And even if you're a regular at your local franchise, we bet there are a ton of things you never knew about the brand.
Brothers Tom and Jim Monaghan bought a small pizzeria called DomiNick's back in 1960. When Tom bought out his brother for complete shares (by trading him a Volkswagen), then tried to open two more locations in the same county. But the original owner, Dominick, wouldn't let Tom use his name for a chain. It was then that a delivery driver suggested the slight tweak to "Domino's."
Thanks to a new app that requires "zero clicks," you can get a pie delivered just by opening the app. Yep, it's that simple.
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Domino's is really into combining tech with its pizza. Last spring it launched a tool that allows you place an order while you're watching the big game or your favorite Netflix binging show.
Seriously, this company is going hard on the millennial appeal.
Thanks to the work of 11,000 locations across the U.S., the chain sells about 400 million pizzas every year. Plus there are an additional 5,000 international locations that produce even more pies.
Each of the three dots on the Domino's branded domino represents one of the first three stores in the chain. And the logo hasn't changed since the company was created—even though founder Tom Monaghan originally planned on updating the logo every time he opened a new restaurant. "You can see I wasn't thinking of a national chain back then," he told CNN in 2003.
It's called the Pizza Boy Sofa and it's basically a giant-size half pizza in floor-pillow form. We want one in our living rooms ASAP.
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Equipped with a pizza warmer where the back seat would be, Domino's new custom-built delivery vehicles are seriously dope. They're compact, feature a puddle light that projects the company logo, and swanky hubcaps.
When one regular customer—who's ordered every couple of days for 10 years—hadn't placed an order for two weeks, the staff at one Domino's location knew something was wasn't right. One delivery driver went to check on him and came to his rescue after calling the police, who then rushed him to the hospital.
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Making a pretty ballsy move to the country known for its haut pies, Domino's opened its first Italian shop in Milan in the fall. What's more, it serves up pizzas topped with local ingredients like prosciutto, gorgonzola, and mozzarella di bufala.
Back in 2011, the Japanese branch of Domino's announced that it had ambitions to set up a parlor on the moon, including plans for a two-story dome that would offer sweeping views of the moon's surface—plus a playroom with trampolines and a garden to grow fresh produce.
Already on a trial run in New Zealand, the delivery bots are officially called "hi-tech driverless droids DRU (Domino's Robotic Unit)." They're each about 3-feet tall and can hold up to ten pizzas in a heated compartment.
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Every year Domino's hosts a contest open to all of its employees across every country. Pizza makers can compete to represent their franchise. In 2014, the winner was Pali Grewal from the U.K. because he was able to whip up three pizzas in under 11 seconds each. Insanity.
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