Domino’s is proud to highlight our partnership with American
Farmland Trust – an organization that focuses on the conservation
and management of rural land
Chris Krueger: Climbing the Ladder from Driver to U.S. Supervisor of
the Year
Chris Krueger didn’t know what kind of job he wanted in 2008 – he
just knew he needed one as soon as possible. He didn’t have a place
to stay and was living out of his car.
Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community: Domino’s® Supports Motor City
Pride
Domino’s Pizza LLC and its franchisees believe in doing the right
thing by creating a sense of belonging for everyone. In celebration
of Pride Month, Domino’s sponsored Motor City Pride in Detroit on
June 11-12, 2022.
Domino’s® Welcomes Future Farmers of America Officers for a Day of
Learning and Collaboration
April 11, 2022 marked one of the first steps in the exciting
continuation of Domino’s partnership with Future Farmers of America,
as national FFA officers visited Domino’s World Resource Center in
Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Zagros Jaff started working for Domino’s as a pizza maker in 2007 in
England. Never in his wildest dreams did he think he would become
the fastest pizza maker in the world, but on May 10, 2022, that
changed.
We sat down with Joseph Hsu, Domino’s international regional vice
president, to ask about his roots, the brand’s rapidly growing
business in Asia, and his passion for inclusion and diversity.
Domino’s in Savannah Helps Feed First Responders and Residents After
Tornado
On the evening of April 5, 2022, an EF4 tornado with winds of 185
mph touched down in Bryan County, Georgia, in the center of
Pembroke. The tornado traveled about 11 miles from ...
Ethan Badger: Domino’s Franchisee and First Recipient of Black
Franchisee Opportunity Fund
Ethan Badger began working at Domino’s as a dish washer when he was
16 years old. If you would’ve told him that he would own his own
store by the age of 25, he would’ve laughed and said, “Yeah right.”
Chad Vickers is not your average business owner. He started working
at Domino’s when he was 19 and opened his first store by the age of
23. Chad, who is now 27, owns five stores and hopes to continue
growing his business.
Tackling the Water Crisis: Domino’s Donates $100,000 to charity:
water
In 2021, Domino's donated $100,000 to charity: water to support its
effort of combating the water crisis. Since 2006, charity: water has
funded more than ...
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Domino’s Female Executives
and Board Members Share Professional and Personal Growth Advice in
Fireside Chat
Diana Cantor, Cindy Headen, Patricia Lopez and Lisa Price have more
than 125 years of combined experience in the workforce, which is
exactly why WiSDOM, the employee resource group for women at
Domino’s, turned to them to ...
Domino’s Delivers More Than Pizza on International Women’s Day
When women support each other, incredible things happen. In
celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, two Domino’s
team members did just that by making a few special deliveries to
women’s organizations in their areas.
Domino’s Sponsors Second Annual United Negro College Fund
Scholarship
Domino’s understands the importance of education, and wants to
support young Black leaders in their pursuit of higher education – a
priority in our effort to support the Black community and make
opportunity more accessible.
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Domino’s in Christiansburg
Donates 100% of Sales to Local Charities
Being a female leader within the Domino's brand has always been
something that Lindsay Shaw, vice president of New River Valley
Pizza LLC – the franchise organization that owns Domino’s in
Christiansburg, Virginia, has been proud of. To her, it’s on honor
to lead and encourage team members every day.
Lolly Jones: In the Business of Making Pizza and Having Fun
You may recognize Alaura “Lolly” Jones from being on television. She
is featured in one of Domino’s current TV commercials as one of 95%
of Domino’s franchise owners who started as delivery drivers or
pizza makers.
Supporting the work of the Bme Community and leaders like Tiffany
Brown
Tiffany Brown believes in empowering and uplifting Black youth. At
Detroit Food Academy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
cultivating young Detroiters into holistic, healthy...
Domino’s Stewardship: An Important Step to a Better Future
Domino’s has long been a “brand in progress,”
striving to grow, improve and lead the way to a better future. In
2020, Domino’s initiated a drive to better understand our
environmental and social impacts. With the help of ...
Introducing Domino's Carryout Tips: Because You Earned It
Thousands of carryout customers serve as their own delivery drivers
each day, and now, Domino’s is tipping them. Why? Because
Domino’s believes every great delivery driver deserves a tip.
Carryout customers who ...
Lou Ann Dellinger: Domino’s U.S. Manager of the Year
Lou Ann Dellinger knows a thing or two about hard work and
dedication when it comes to managing a Domino’s store. The
Lincolnton, North Carolina, native was recently named U.S. Manager
of the Year at ...
Luis Godinez’s customers in Canoga Park, California, know him
for always safely delivering pizzas with a smile on his face and for
providing great customer service.
Domino’s® Surprises Customers Across Select Cities with
Gift Cards to Other Restaurants
While Domino’s is the largest pizza company in the world, many
people do not realize it is made up of thousands of stores which are
owned by hundreds of local business owners across the U.S.
Domino’s® and NFPA Partner with Pittsburg Fire Department
to Promote Fire Safety
Did you know Fire Prevention Week was Oct. 3-9? To help raise
awareness about fire safety, a number of Domino’s stores
across the country partnered with ...
Hispanic Domino’s Team Members Share Challenges on the Road to
Success
Fitting into a new culture can be stressful, and it comes with a
different set of challenges for each person. For Victoria Petrella,
Domino’s vice president of international marketing, it
wasn’t easy.
Adam and Kristin Grigsbay are what you might call a Domino's power
couple. They're both general managers for stores owned by
Domino’s franchisee Corey McKanna, and they're both superstar
supporters of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Indianapolis Domino’s Team Members Help Evacuate Burning
Apartment Complex
On the evening of June 18, 2021, Domino’s team members Walter
Elliot and Bradley Bruckman were at work when the apartment complex
just next to their store caught fire.
Domino’s Awards UNCF Scholarships to 11 HBCU Students
Domino’s believes in the UNCF’s work, and wanted to
support its mission by delivering scholarships to students who
attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
While Some Food Delivery Apps Are Charging Surprise Fees,
Domino’s® is Giving Away Surprise FREES™
We’ve all been there – you’re hungry and want the
convenience of using a third-party food delivery app, but you end up
paying way more than you should.
Domino's Pizza China celebrated the opening of its 400th store in
May 2021. To put that in perspective, when Aileen Wang was hired as
CEO in 2017, there were only 106 Domino's stores in the whole
Chinese market.
Domino’s® Celebrates 18,000th Store in the World by
Donating $18,000 to Local Nonprofit!
To say Domino’s is continuing its global growth momentum is an
understatement. On July 15, 2021, Domino’s celebrated the
grand opening of the brand’s 18,000th store in the world in La
Junta, Colorado.
North Texas Supply Chain Center Team Works Together to Make a
Special Delivery
Domino’s Supply Chain Delivery Driver Jose Salazar is used to
hauling his semitruck across Texas and Arkansas to deliver dough,
sauce and toppings to Domino’s stores, but he never thought
it’d be ...
The First 5 Years: A Look at Domino’s Commitment to FFA
In 2017, Domino’s made a commitment to donate $1 million over
five years to the National FFA Organization – also known as
the Future Farmers of America.
Domino’s Hosts Educational Webinar for International
Transgender Day of Visibility
“Working Together Towards Inclusivity and Allyship.” Not
only was that the title of a webinar watched by hundreds of
Domino’s corporate team members in honor of ...
Maribel Pineda was just 15 years old when she immigrated from
Tijuana, Mexico to Anaheim, California to live with her
mother’s cousin, who she had only met once before.
For Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day,
we sat down with Cindy Headen, Domino’s executive vice
president of supply chain services, to ask about her life, career
and advice for aspiring female leaders.
Domino’s® Raises More Than $13 Million for St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital® and The Domino’s
Village
As a proud partner of St. Jude, corporate and franchise-owned
Domino’s stores across the U.S. raised a recording-breaking
$13 million in the fight against childhood cancer in 2020.
A Domino’s Wedding Story: Couple Marries Inside Las Vegas
Store
When Mark (Lara) Hutchens and Michael Hutchens met on Facebook
through a gamer group in May of 2018, neither of them could’ve
imagined that within a year, they would ...
Four Domino’s Stores Across Three Time Zones Make Surprise
Virtual Pizza Party Possible
It’s no surprise that stay-at-home mandates during COVID-19
put a damper on many people’s plans in 2020. Family gatherings
and holidays were cancelled, and special occasions were ...
Domino’s Offers 30 Days of Free Access to EPIX NOW, Making for
the Best Pizza and a Movie Night Ever
Pizza night just became more cinematic, thanks to Domino’s and
EPIX! Domino’s customers who order online now through April
11, 2021, will receive 30 days of ...
In June of 2020, Domino’s CEO Ritch Allison made a statement
unequivocally denouncing all acts of racism, hatred and the unjust
treatment of Black people.
Kenny Looney was a sophomore in high school when he decided to apply
for a job at his local Domino’s store in Palestine, Texas.
Since it was across the street from his high school, he thought it
would be a convenient place to work for an after-school job.
We have a saying in the Domino’s system – there’s
pizza sauce running through our veins. For Josh Giefer, global store
food safety and compliance manager, that certainly rings true.
Every two years, fast and efficient pizza makers from around the
world gather in Las Vegas, Nevada at Domino’s Worldwide Rally
to compete in Domino’s World’s Fastest Pizza Maker
competition.
Special Olympics Athletes Inspire Domino’s Team Members
When Lynnda Heppler, Domino’s director of graphic design,
watched the Special Olympics Winter World Games in 2017, she was
inspired by the event's mission to empower those with disabilities.
St. Louis Domino’s Delivery Driver Saves Life of 15-Year-Old
Boy in ATV Accident
Sept. 24, 2020 was not an average day for Domino’s delivery
driver Brandon Eckstein. When 19-year-old Eckstein reported for
work, he didn’t anticipate that by the end of the day, he
would save the life of a 15-year-old teenager.
Creating Change: Anchorage Now Accepts Pizza Boxes for Recycling
Suzanna Caldwell of Anchorage, Alaska, works as the recycling
coordinator for the Municipality of Anchorage Department of Solid
Waste Services. In July, a friend reached out asking if she’d
seen the recent study endorsed by the American Forest and Paper
Association.
Domino’s Commits to Raise $100 Million for St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital
In January 2016, Ricardo and Simone learned their 2-year-old
daughter Azalea had a soft tissue cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma.
After receiving this diagnosis, they knew they wanted the best care
for her.
Craving a Taco or Cheeseburger? Domino’s Has a Pizza for That
What do tacos and cheeseburgers have in common? More than you might
think, thanks to Domino’s! Customers can now enjoy two new,
delicious pizzas: the chicken taco pizza and the cheeseburger pizza.
Domino’s launched
recycling.dominos.com
in partnership with WestRock to deliver the facts about pizza box
recycling. Pizza boxes, with grease and all, are indeed recyclable!
Karen Galvan was born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico in 2000. When she was
one year old, her family relocated to Pasadena, Texas, and her path
was forever changed. Karen is now a sophomore at San Jacinto
College, majoring in engineering.
Domino’s customers now have yet another way to carry out their
favorite pizza: via Domino’s Carside Delivery™.
Domino’s Carside Delivery is a new contactless carryout option
that customers can choose when placing a prepaid online order ...
Postponed Wedding? Domino’s Has a Rain Check Registry for That
Wedding planning can be exhausting. Having to postpone and replan a
wedding due to the circumstances around COVID-19 is even more
stressful. To help spread some much-needed cheer, Domino’s has
launched its ...
Domino’s believes in giving back to its communities and
putting people first. With the start of this year’s Pride
Month, we are reminded to live each day with purpose, embrace who we
are and celebrate our differences.
New Orleans Domino’s Stores Donate 500 Pizzas to Kingsley
House Community
Two Domino’s franchise-owned stores in New Orleans donated 500
pizzas to the Kingsley House community on Tuesday, May 5. Local
store team members and Kingsley House employees passed out pepperoni
pizzas to kids and their parents, members of the community, and
caregivers of seniors.
When Michigan-based Domino’s franchisee Dave Cesarini heard
about another franchisee's giving back initiative, he couldn't wait
to put it into practice with his own stores.
Remote learning can be difficult, especially during the coronavirus
crisis when direct access to teachers and peers is limited. To
celebrate the milestone academic achievements of Emerging Scholars
students in the D.C. area, Domino’s donated and delivered
pizzas as part of a virtual pizza party on April 22.
Domino’s stores across the country, including those in and
around Philadelphia, are working to help those on the front line in
the fight against COVID-19. Domino’s in Doylestown and
Perkasie, Pennsylvania are no different.
Businesses are shuttering, unemployment is spiking and access to
basic needs – like food, rent and utilities – is getting
harder for millions, including many kids and families who are served
by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Redlands-Riverside in
California.
Domino’s stores throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area are
committed to giving back to essential workers and those in need
across the area. The stores banded together to launch the Dallas
Gives Back Pizza Blitz on March 31.
Domino’s stores throughout Flint, Michigan, believe in giving
back to the community. During the week of April 6, they donated 900
pizzas to the three Flint Cares Help Centers to help feed those
affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
H-E-B is a longtime supporter of March of Dimes. As the No. 1 donor
in Texas, H-E-B has raised more than $700,000 for March of Dimes,
which works to improve the health of mothers and babies.
In a world where you can be anything … be kind.” It
seems like you hear that quote more and more these days. For some,
that is more than just a saying – it is a way of life.
As a brand, Domino’s is a huge proponent of spreading joy
through pizza. Since 2018, Domino’s corporate stores and
employees throughout Phoenix have supported Child Crisis Arizona
through the gift of pizza.
For Women’s History Month, we sat down with our newest female
leader – Lisa Price, executive vice president and chief human
resources officer – to ask about her life, career and advice
for aspiring female leaders.
Domino’s customers rejoice – the days of waiting for
your carryout order are gone! Domino’s is rolling out the red
carpet for carryout customers by launching Pie Pass – a new
technology that lets them skip the line and grab their order.
In 2015, Joe Rogers was working at a Domino’s supply chain
center in Texas, supporting his family by loading trucks with dough
and product for stores. However, he and his family lived with his
wife’s aunt to help make ends meet.
Dennis Tran began working for his family business as a teenager. The
work was fun on an ice cream truck, but the pay was low. At the
time, a friend of his worked for the local Domino’s store in
Gaithersburg, Maryland, passing out flyers door-to-door –
earning more money than Dennis was making.
Phillip Pedigo started his career with the Domino’s brand in
2007. He is currently the vice present of administration for Jason
Shifflett, a Domino’s franchisee in Memphis, Tennessee. But,
first and foremost, he is a father, and his daughter is a cancer
survivor.
Every morning when franchisee Ben Thomas walks into one of his
stores, he’s determined to find what makes each of his store
employees tick, and to use that to motivate them to reach new
heights.
Amanda Stevenson believes in America’s farmers, and wants to
make a living by serving them. Amanda graduated from
California’s Nipomo High School in 2018, where she was
actively involved in FFA – the Future Farmers of America.
Be the change you wish you see in the world … so easily said,
but not so easily done. For Penne Carpenter, this is the mantra she
lives by. Penne owns Domino’s stores in Cutoff and Raceland,
Louisiana, and was recently presented the ...
Domino’s recognizes and celebrates the diverse heritage of all
its team members. In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we
asked employees, “What does Hispanic Heritage Month mean to
you?”
On Aug. 21, the brand took the next step in discovering the power of
possible with the opening of Domino’s Innovation Garage,
located at Domino’s Farms in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
When Randy Foote was 8 years old, he played a daring game with
trains in his town. He jumped on the side of them and rode them
through town. When his parents found out, he promised not to do it
again, but a week later, he ran alongside another one.
Since Alec Blancarte was little, he always dreamed of becoming a
businessman. “I always loved suits, and I’d imagine
myself carrying a briefcase in a fast-paced environment,” he
said.
Johnnie is celebrating his 15th year as a delivery driver at
Domino’s in Beaufort, North Carolina – but that’s
not the only thing he’s celebrating. Domino’s named
Johnnie as the 2018 National Delivery Expert of the Year at a recent
awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Domino’s is dedicated to delivering a difference. For the
third consecutive year, Domino’s has joined forces with Stand
with Trans at the Motor City Pride Festival – the largest
Pride celebration in Michigan with more than 40,000 participants.
Domino’s stores across the country celebrate heroes every day.
One of those stories takes place in
Copperas Cove, Texas.
For the 14th year in a row, Domino’s in Copperas Cove hosted a
Soldier Appreciation Day to thank soldiers and their families for
the sacrifices they make every day.
Domino’s is known for pizza. When people think about a
Domino’s team member, naturally they think of a pizza maker or
delivery driver. Not many people think about the individuals who
work behind the scenes in supply chain – people like
Duane Bowmer
.
Megan Houstin
knew she wanted to work at Domino’s in Goshen, Ohio, since she
was 12 years old. Every time she picked up her Domino’s order,
she would tell the store manager, “On my 16th birthday,
I’m going to come in, fill out an application and you’re
going to hire me.”
Cassie Gerety
started as a Domino’s delivery driver in 1995 when she was a
high school senior. She became a general manager a year later,
working her way up to win Rookie Manager of the Year in 1996 and
Manager of the Year in 1997.
Eric Arntson
now owns 12 Domino’s locations throughout Michigan and is the
proud father of four daughters: Abby, 20; Megan, 18, Emma, 14; and
Olivia, 12 – all of whom share his passion for Domino’s,
as well as his wife, Stephanie.
In 1986,
Sam Hishmeh
was a college student attending ITT Technical Institute, looking for
a part-time job. He wanted something that was fun, flexible and the
pay would be worth his while.
When
Stan Gage
was stationed with the Marines at Camp Geiger in 1985, he had no
idea he would be back in Jacksonville, North Carolina 30 years later
… but this time, as a local resident and business owner. His
life would come full circle.