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New map of Domino's Pizza chain

Poland added http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1797/spizzaworldmap.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by Axel1357 (talk • contribs) 21:07, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Domino's Pizza in Poland

Domino's Pizza in Poland was sold of a few years ago and the restaurants where bought by two other chains (Pizza Hut & Telepizza) and rebranded to those names. Does anyone know who owned and sold Domino's Pizza in Poland? I can't find the information anywhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.254.53.235 (talk) 15:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Domino's recently opened their second Poland store. The store, located on one of the major streets in Warsaw, has over 50,000 address within a nine-minute drive. They anticipate 1,000 orders per week. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.103.198.72 (talk) 08:38, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Employee relations

"In the United Kingdom ... Workers at one franchise are victims of "modern-day slavery", according to union T&G Unite, with money unlawfully deducted from the workers' pay sometimes leaving workers being paid nothing. Some of the deductions made by the company included the costs of insuring the cars used to deliver pizzas..."

I would dispute the section highlighted for the simple reason that in the UK, take-out food is delivered generally by moped/scooter, and not a car. --Dmccormac (talk) 18:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Citation request on 30 minute guarantee section

Someone please cite the following quote "In Malaysia, if a delivery is not received within 30 minutes, the customer is allowed to execute the driver " which is presently in the article...It's unsourced and seems unlikely —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.168.125.36 (talk) 23:25, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

In the coutries where still exist the 30 minutes guarantee, Chile is listed like one of this places. Since year 2008 the decided turn down with this promo, Chile must be out from list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.83.57.186 (talk) 22:48, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Domino's Pizza UK & IRL PLC

I noticed the Milton Keynes HQ was removed, I added it because (LSE: DOM) is a separate company with separate listings on the stock market... either it is specified as such on this article or it should become a separate article as the Domino's Pizza Enterprises has, with all such references to the UK&IRL establishment's operations moved to the new article. J.P.Lon (talk) 08:41, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

The company is a franchisee, not Domino's Corporate, which this article is about. They probably should have their own article. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 18:49, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Done. Gr1st (talk) 22:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

See also rollback

I've rolled back the removal of Papa John's, Little Caesar's, Pizza Hut, and List of Restaurant Chains. After consulting with WP:SEEALSO, I believe their deletion was an incorrect interpretation of this guideline. A short list of national companies who operate in the same space is a legitimate inclusion, where a "directory" would be an arbitrary list of local, regional, and national chains that may or may not compete directly with the subject. -- Kevin (talk) 04:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

No, this should be navigated by way of categories, do not superfluously flood "see also" sections, this is *exactly* what is wrong with those type of sections. Better yet, address them in prose if you feel they're particularly relevant. JBsupreme (talk) 05:30, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
You should really read the policy, it would show you that this is the correct application of the policy. Further links are in the template at the bottom to keep the section from becoming cluttered. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 05:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Social mess

On April 14, 2009, several videos of employees doing unsanitary things to the food were posted on YouTube.

I work at Domino's so this line interests me. I think this needs a proper source, and needs to be fleshed out a lot more. It seems to be just kind of tagged on at the end. For now I'm going to remove it... unless someone can give me a reliable source. 65.191.181.113 (talk) 13:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC) (User:Marluxia.Kyoshu, forgot to log on.)

I tried adding this event back in, with a source (see article history) but User:Rmhermen keeps removing it, saying due to "UNDUE and recentism concerns". Could someone explain how this is "undue weight" on Domino's? Stealsys (talk) 21:23, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

This definitely needs to be in the article. Shame on you Domino's for deleting it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.211.251.118 (talk) 14:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

We are not Domino's, it is a single event at one store. We do not place this type of information in articles because while it brings a burst of attention at first but is not noteworthy in the long run. --Jeremy (blah blah) 19:03, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
Ordinarily I would agree, but for right now this is a very high-interest piece of information about the Domino's brand. As long as the article remains balanced on both what happened and how DPZ responded, I think it is fair to be included for now. Probably can come off in a few months when interest in this video has subsided Toby8301 (talk) 04:54, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Section updated with information on Domino's response to the whole thing to give balance to section Toby8301 (talk)Toby —Preceding undated comment added 04:32, 19 April 2009 (UTC).

The censorship of this "event" speaks volumes about the impartiality of Wikipedia. It should have remained on the page, even to this day (1-22-2011) as it is of historical significance. Of course this site bows to the interests of corporations and censors away. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.89.15.171 (talk) 03:28, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Swiss Domino's Pizza

we got a dominos in Switzerland. always order pizzas there when i got the munchies so i cant be wrong. could someone include switzerland? im too dumb for that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.217.68.31 (talk) 21:04, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Fixing up this article

I made one edit to the article a few minutes ago, replacing an erroneous, unsourced description of the recent "You Got 30" ad campaign, with a citation to the WSJ. Of note, Domino's is a client of my employer, so others should be aware that I have a possible conflict of interest. However, I don't think it will get in the way of making this article more accurate and informative; I plan to make additional edits soon, all of which I expect to be uncontroversial and well-sourced/explained. If you have any questions about my editing activity on this page, just give me a shout. Thanks, NMS Bill (talk) 19:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)


What does "Within the last five years, Domino's has also expanded to India with numerous locations, of at least 1,000" mean? 1,000 stores in India, or 1,000 internationally?203.184.41.226 (talk) 06:40, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Domino's Pizza doesn't exist in HK any more

The company that runs Domino's Pizza in Hong Kong has localized. It is now 'Pizza Box

http://www.pizzabox.com.hk' —Preceding unsigned comment added by Themanilaxperience (talk • contribs) 05:35, 7 December 2009 (UTC)


"Localized"?? Do you mean is no longer a Domino's franchisee?203.184.41.226 (talk) 06:41, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

Question

Have domino's in Vietnam, North Korea and Bangladesh?

Toppings?

Does not seem to mention any? --Huik01 (talk) 08:48, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
The Domino's Pizza article does not require pizza toppings. Even if you include a list of pizza toppings, different Domino's may also include local varieties, and the list will be inaccurate. XP1 (talk) 02:31, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Domino's Pizza does not exist in Costa Rica any more!

and I think they should do another part describing what happened there... OK one normal day, all the employees from every single DP in costa rica got told that there was a bacteria on their flower, so that they should all go home. they all did, next day, every single DP local had been cleaned empty! the guy who runned the whole enterprise in our country ran away to mexico and closed every single DP in the country without any avise! all the workers arrived next day like they should have, only to find every local was completly empty. the workers didnt got liquidation either. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.199.150.106 (talk) 22:12, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Domino's new advertising and pizza redux

[1] Domino's Pizza is running a new ad campaign, where they took there criticism to the heart, and they completely changed almost all of there pizzas.

The commercial is also in the blog post. estemshorn happy new year 01:05, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

wayy more reliable source for anyone who wants to add [2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Estemshorn (talk • contribs) 02:47, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[3]Here's a CNN report about the Ad campaign with interviews with the President. Includes words like "Pizza tasted like cardboard" and "Was void of flavor" (lol). Pretty good PR move by Domino's, and definitely worthy because it's rare and few between when a company admits to its inferior product. Someone add it please? Fadedroots (talk) 07:32, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Replacing lead section

In October 2009 an editor placed a warning atop this article because the "introduction section may not adequately summarize its contents"; I agree and have prepared an alternative. Here is the current version:

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) is an international fast food pizza delivery corporation headquartered just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Tom Monaghan. There are currently about 8,500 corporate and franchised stores in 55 countries, including all 50 US states.[1] It was the second-largest pizza chain behind Pizza Hut in the United States when it went public in 2004 for just under $15 a share.[2]

Here is my proposed replacement:

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) is an international quick serve pizza delivery corporation located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1960, Domino’s is the second-largest pizza chain in the United States.[3] Domino's currently has nearly 9,000 corporate and franchised stores[4] in 60 international markets[5] and all 50 US states. Domino’s Pizza was sold to Bain Capital in 1998 and went public in 2004. In 2008, Domino’s reported more than $5.5 billion in global retail sales.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Domino’s menu features pizza, pasta, oven baked sandwiches, wings, breadsticks and a variety of dessert items. In December 2009, Domino’s introduced the largest change to its core hand-tossed pizza product in its history.[6]

This version is a bit more specific to the current Domino's franchise, provides updated figures for the number of stores and markets in which Domino's is active, and includes citations for that as well as its current market position. As to what's removed, the company's history is explored in the next section and the share price in 2004 is just not suitable for the summary. Meanwhile, where citations are included in the body of the article I did not bother to duplicate here above. I have also included a basic overview of the Domino's menu.

As noted above, Domino's is a client of my employer, so I do have a potential conflict of interest. I have done some research and writing work on the History section already, but because the lead is more subject to interpretation, I'd like to get someone else's input here. If you agree and would like to move this over, go right ahead. If you're OK with me making the change, let me know. If you have any questions, please let me know. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 23:00, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Well here is my take
  • "quick serve" politically correct and fancy media name for fast-food. This is ad agency speak, not human speak. Actually, I wouldn't object to removing that entirely: "is an international pizza delivery corporation"
  • Why change headquartered to "located" ?
  • What is the use of revenue number in the lead ? It's outdated every year, and a general reader is not likely to be interested in that information at this stage in his reading of the article I think. The information might be useful in the infobox.
  • The #newpizza reference: First of all. It doesn't say anything (something changed, why and what ?). It uses media speak that is not required (handtossed). In my opinion this information is better suited in a well written seperate section in the article.
  • The menu summary would be better with some sort of reference, but in general should be ok and useful.

I'm away for a while, but feel free to discuss further with other editors (pull them in by their hairs if you have to, cause this article (not only it's lead) sure needs some attention. ) —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 00:57, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look at this. Your suggestions are reasonable, and I'll support a version of the intro paragraph that includes your changes. Moving forward after that, I think it's worth discussing the menu change -- it's certainly worth another section below, but it's also relatively big news for Domino's and has received a great deal of media coverage. (I'd also add that "hand-tossed" is not marketing-speak but legitimate pizza terminology; see this WP site search.) That said, let me know if you want to move this or fine with me doing so, and once that's done I'll have further suggestions to make. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 16:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
On second thought, I went ahead and implemented the paragraph with your suggested changes; I am always one to exercise caution, but waiting for a re-confirmation of your clearly-stated opinion was probably not quite bold enough. Simultaneous with replacing the lead paragraph I removed the warning template which had been affixed to the article as no longer relevant. I'll continue working on suggestions I think are likely to gain consensus, and I'll be seeking input from other uninvolved editors as well. NMS Bill (talk) 13:03, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Current era section

The "Current Era" section consists almost entirely of small mentions of philanthropic/community projects of Domino's and reeks of a biased POV. Someone should clean this up to contain relevant information presented in NPOV. UrsaLinguaBWD (talk) 23:34, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

I am responsible for some of the text which appears in the Current era subsection, although new material has been added since I first created it last August. As my disclosure above notes, I work with Domino's Pizza, so I take your concerns extra seriously. If you have specific recommendations for resolving these issues, I'd very much like to hear your ideas. Meantime, here's what I'm thinking:
  • Information about philanthropic efforts should be moved to a new subsection in the Corporate governance section called Charitable activities. This would have ample precedent; see for example the articles about ConAgra Foods, Philadelphia Eagles and O2 (Ireland) for just a few. Otherwise, I believe this information is presented without POV, avoiding peackock terms -- which is what you mean, I think, instead of weasel words. But if there are specific concerns, I'm happy to discuss.
  • Information related to Domino's NASCAR sponsorship should be relocated to Advertising and sponsorship.
  • The NYSE listing, store openings, technological innovations, Pizza Today honors (Domino's was so recognized again this year) and changing of the guard from Brandon to Doyle should remain here.
  • It so happens that I am working on a Products section modeled on the one in the Burger King article (and not at all like the one on the Pizza Hut article). At this moment, I propose we move information about Domino's menu expansions and new recipe to a section with that title, for which I'll soon propose a replacement.
I believe those changes should improve the section (and article) substantially. No doubt it's a bit of a mess now, but I think otherwise the subject matter is appropriate and fairly presented. I'd love to get your input, or anyone else's who might be reading, for that matter. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 19:45, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
I share the concerns of the first editor a bit. The section looks too much as a list of media events in the past 10 years. Updates as suggested by NMS Bill would at least make this a better article. As I believe I have stated before, an article should describe a topic and avoid being a timeline of a topic. By separating the topic "domino's pizza' into important elements as menu, advertising, governance, history, financial history, etc you will get a much better overview. I reiterate that if NMS Bill wants to work on this then he can do so. However as a non neutral writer he should probably enter into discussion on each element of the page that he is disputed on, and any additions require references, preferably from neutral news sources (so no 'copypaste-from-press-release-journalism' :D ). Unlike most COI editors where we advice people to just stay away, NMS Bill has shown to want to work with the community and being very cautious in his proposals for changes. This is a good thing and I encourage it. He should probably be careful to stay away from any 'negative' comments from the point of view of the company, to avoid the appearance of white washing. When such things are detected the community might not respond favorable. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 20:18, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Just a note, the products section of the Burger King article is the lead from the Burger King products article. You may want to look ath the products article to see how much data can be acquired on simple chain restaurants foods. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 03:13, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
All right, I have gone ahead and implemented the edits suggested above, plus a few more edits consistent with the same goals: improved readability, formatting and logical organization. Should be in good better shape now, but as always I'm open to additional suggestions. Meanwhile, Jeremy, I have found quite a bit about Domino's historical menu offerings and recent menu expansions in newspaper archive searches. Some are from trade industry publications, but a surprising amount comes from AP and newspaper coverage. I'm not ready to propose that section just yet, but I'm hoping to finish it soon. Thanks for the help. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 15:45, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
Sorry I have been away for so long, but the changes look good so far. Moving the NASCAR part and the Make-A-Wish part to other sections helped a lot. I have two more suggestions for this part. First, I think the last paragraph about the recent recipe overhaul needs to be in its own section. There is content about it in both the "Current Era" and "Products" sections. This is a common mistake I've seen in a lot of articles of this caliber. Since this deals with a current/recent event and a topic that is both controversial and talked-about, I think it merits its own section. If you could find some good information about this subject, you could really expand it. Second, I think the title of the section "Current Era", could be better. Since this is basically a list of events and changes that have happened in the last decade, I think something like "Recent Events", "Recent Changes", "Current Events", "Current Decade", or "2000s" would be good.

UrsaLinguaBWD (talk) 01:05, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Proposing a more comprehensive Products section

As mentioned above, I've been working on a replacement / expansion for the Products section. I have now completed a draft and posted it to my user space here: User:NMS_Bill/Domino's_Pizza. It begins with a summary overview of the current offerings, then explains how the limited original menu, designed for delivery efficiency, grew to include more types of offerings. It continues to show how the product line has been expanded and revamped over the company's history. It also includes information about corresponding promotions as covered by traditional media. All of the facts contained in the article are verified by reliable sources, carefully-researched and fully cited. (That is why my sub-page displays the references). Furthermore, I have hewed as close to summary style as possible and, though it proceeds chronologically, I have tried to avoid being episodic by putting the product introductions into context of the company's overall development as best as possible.

With that said, I'd like to invite comment from editors who have been involved with this article, recently and over time, to determine whether this proposed addition meaningfully adds to readers' knowledge of Domino's Pizza. I will also be posting a note requesting input at WikiProject Companies [update: it's here]. If nobody has any suggestions soon, I'll probably talk to the Help Desk before deciding how to move forward. All comments are welcome. Thanks, NMS Bill (talk) 00:58, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

I've now moved the section into the article, given earlier exhortation to work on the page except where a dispute arises plus the week elapsing without comment since I posted this proposal. Though I like to act with an abundance of caution, I will boldly assume consensus at this time. Also worth noting, my work on this new section was shaped by a WikiProject Business guideline, Companies, corporations and economic information as well as Products sections on existing articles about U.S. commercial fast food and pizza brands.
I am mindful that including this section presents a fairly significant amount of new text, and would benefit from adding images. At present I am working on obtaining freely-licensed images to illustrate a) a current menu item, and b) a historical menu item. I hope to have those to add soon. As always, if you have any questions, leave them here or on my Talk page. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 17:09, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
Good job on that, I am familiar with the construction of a products article/section and the difficulties in not making a simple list of things a company sells. (see Burger King products vs McDonald's products to see what I mean) --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 20:48, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
Thank you. To be sure, there is not as much information out there about Domino's product history as perhaps McDonalds or Burger King -- for example, I'm not sure there is enough for a standalone page -- but there was certainly no shortage of mainstream news coverage for this section to work. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 12:02, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
The new products section looks nice, good work NMS Bill. It still reads a bit like a press release, but the core content is good. May I suggest the following changes:
  • Calling pizza (especially delivery pizza) "Italian-American" is a bit of a stretch. I suggest the phrase "Italian-Inspired" instead. The rest of this first paragraph is well written.
  • The phrase "tapped into a market trend..." sounds a bit business-jargony. I suggest a rewrite, something like "Beginning in August 2002, Domino's began to offer Buffalo Chicken Kickers as a replacement for Buffalo Wings foods in an effort to cater to consumers who began to desire more bite-sized foods."
  • The paragraph about the Philly and New York pizzas would be a great place to talk more about Domino's specialty pizzas if there is more content there.

UrsaLinguaBWD (talk) 00:52, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Following up on the conversation above, NMS Bill has since retired his user account; though I have worked with him in the recent past and seek to pick up where he left off -- my primary goal being to contribute to our collective effort to bring the Domino's Pizza article up to Wikipedia's own standards. As Domino's is a client of my employer, I'll be especially mindful of neutral point of view, conflict of interest, reliable sources and verifiability when approaching future edits, which I'll implement only after proposing here on the talk page and reaching consensus.
In regards to the most recent thoughts on the Products section posted by UrsaLinguaBWD, these suggestions on the whole are on-point and quite helpful, and I propose moving forward with the following:
  • In paragraph 4 of the Products section, change "Domino's tapped into a market trend toward bite-size foods with spicy Buffalo Chicken Kickers, as an alternative to Buffalo Wings, in August 2002." to the suggested revision: "Beginning in August 2002, Domino's began to offer Buffalo Chicken Kickers as a replacement for Buffalo Wings, in an effort to cater to consumers who began to desire more bite-sized foods."
  • In considering our options for categorization here, "Italian-American cuisine" or "Italian-inspired cuisine," I've done some further research into the meaning of each term. "Italian-inspired" indicates an Italian-style (often Napoletana) pizza, which consists of a flat bread (tending to be described as "authentic" Italian pizza in higher-end restaurants). "Italian-American" reflects the type of cuisine tracing its roots back to the 1950s when pizza caught on outside the Italian-American community in the U.S., and represents an Americanized style of pizza. Based on this differentiation, I propose maintaining the existing category of "Italian-American cuisine," but am open to your further thoughts.
  • Lastly, I agree that the sentence on specialty pizzas warrants more detail. I'll begin to identify a few additional sources to support this content, with the goal of sharing my proposed expansion here on the Talk page within the next week. Kind regards, Jeff Bedford (talk) 16:50, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Jeff, I think you are on the right track. Go ahead and implement those, and I think it will help the article substantially. After I posted my comments, I read the WP article on pizza, and I think it substantiates your claims of pizza's Italian-ness (for lack of a better word). I am concerned about the redundancy of the recent recipe change in the "Current Era" and "Products" sections. Do you have any suggestions for remedying this? UrsaLinguaBWD (talk) 20:06, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
The first sit down Dominos Pizza stores were opened in the 1990s. As a franchise owner I actually owned the store in Cortland, New York that had a seating capacity of 60. The concept worked well and there were several Franchisee panels held that discussed expanding the concept. Richard Mueller also had a sit down store somewhere in New Orleans. My sit down store closed in 1998 due to a little over expansion on my part. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.196.120 (talk) 00:53, 3 January 2012 (UTC)

Minuteman II missile blast door art

http://boingboing.net/2008/04/03/nuclear-launch-cente.html Old style Dominos Pizza box art on a launch control center blast door at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site 66.232.94.33 (talk) 20:15, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

OK!88.230.205.113 (talk) 12:36, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Agreed.88.232.151.90 (talk) 15:16, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Charitable activities addition warranting reversion

The following sentence was added yesterday to the Charitable Activities section:

“The founder of Domino's Pizza, Tom Monaghan,who still reaps profits from the company, established the Ave Maria List, a pro-life political action committee, and the Thomas More Law Center, a public interest law firm dedicated to promoting social conservative issues such as opposition to abortion, same sex marriage, and secularism.”

While this addition was likely added in good faith, it presents several immediate problems in the context of this article:

  • This statement about a former owner’s personal charitable initiatives is not relevant for mention under the Domino’s Pizza corporation’s charitable activities - as it (inaccurately) infers that these actions are somehow connected to the company.
  • No source has been provided
  • The claim that Tom Monaghan “still reaps profits from the company” is factually incorrect - as the founder sold 93% of Domino's to Bain Capital in 1998, then sold his entire remaining 7% share of the company in 2004 and is no longer involved at all with the pizza maker.

Though it seems clear that this sentence warrants reversion (for the reasons stated above), I thought it best to give others a chance to weigh in first before doing so myself. Also on an unrelated note, I’ve been meaning to revisit this article for some time now to follow up on the discussion on potential future revisions with user:UrsaLinguaBWD and others above. Will be looking to respond on those notes within the next few weeks. Cheers, Jeff Bedford (talk) 23:15, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

After letting this settle for a few days, I've boldlygone ahead and reverted this sentence - given the conditions stated above. Of course continued discussion on this topic at any point in the future is welcome (I'm a firm believer in WP:WIP). Regards, Jeff Bedford (talk) 19:53, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Domino's Pizza in The Philippines have localized

The Philippine chains of Domino's Pizza have localized. It is now Angel's Pizza Pasta Combo.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ANGELS-Pizza-Pasta-Combo Themanilaxperience (talk) 04:51, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

ICBM Silo

There's a famous picture someone should find, of a door to an ICBM Minuteman II missile silo, the door has a painging of a Dominos pizza box and the sign "World-Wide Deliver In 30 Minutes Or Less, Or Your Next One Is Free". Might be worth mentioning as part of how the 30-Minutes slogun is part of the vernacular. Google and you will find many pictures of this, take by tourists. DonPMitchell (talk) 23:35, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Ah, already mentioned above, sorry.

Move Domino's Pizza → Domino's

In the Article under the Current Era section, the name of Domino's Pizza was changed to Domino's Pizza as stated in a paragraph in there. I'd like to discuss a page move from Domino's Pizza to Domino's. --Bumblezellio (talk) 03:33, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

  • Move to "Domino's". (I assume this is what the section meant.) There's a related discussion at Commons:Commons:Categories for discussion/2013/09/Category:Domino's. It appears that "Domino's" is the main name in use now by the company: Their U.S. website uses it, even referring to the pizza as "Domino's pizza" with a lower-case "p" in text at the bottom of the page, and only using "Domino's Pizza" inside some versions of the logo that still have words in them. There are no other Wikipedia titles that start with "Domino's" with the apostrophe, and "Dominos" (a nonstandard spelling) without an apostrophe still doesn't have any topics as dominant as this. (On the other hand, the publicly traded parent is still "Domino's Pizza, Inc." — but the subsidiaries seem to have dropped "Pizza" from the name.) --Closeapple (talk) 07:06, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
I was just concerned because I had to move several items out of Domino's that were placed there because they were taken at a "Domino's Farm" that had nothing to do with the Domino's Company or Domino's Pizza. --Mjrmtg (talk) 10:17, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
  • Oppose the company seems to still go by the name Domino's Pizza LLC, as indicated by its legal page, [4], with "Domino's" in quotes. I know they arent just pizza, but this seems to be their choice in names. website name is not a definitive indicator, as businesses will use shorter catchier names to get more traffic.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 18:35, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

CEO

CEO is Don Meij, per 2013 annual report. Update it. 71.139.166.86 (talk) 21:22, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Second largest pizza chain in America

I was gonna suggest that we add that Dominos is the largest pizza chain for my home country (even if wasn't exactly relevant). But I guess that information would be covered by "largest pizza chain worldwide". -- C.Syde (talk | contribs) 08:05, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Info about donations to right-wing causes

Why was info about the founder's donations to conservative causes removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.51.52.43 (talk) 01:34, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 30 March 2015

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Not Moved Mike Cline (talk) 15:25, 7 April 2015 (UTC)


Domino's Pizza → Domino's – Domino's no longer sells just pizza. They offer sandwiches, pasta, breadsticks, etc. and in recent years the branding has changed from Domino's Pizza to just Domino's. I believe the page needs to be moved to reflect the rebranding. Paul Badillo (talk) 02:32, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

When I did a search on domino's from my area the first item that comes up is the website https://www.dominos.co.uk/ with the listing "Domino's Pizza: Homepage". The last line on the page reads: "© 2015 Domino's Pizza UK and Ireland Limited"
Here is one of my local Domino's as shown on Google Street view showing sign in the window saying "DOMINO'S PIZZA   NOW HIRING"
a search at site:dominos.com on "domino's pizza" gives a multitude of references including: https://order.dominos.com/en/pages/content/customer-service/faq.jsp which says: "Domino's Pizza cares about its customers and the quality of its products and service..."
Unless its name has been changed, the company is called Domino's Pizza, Inc.
GregKaye 18:49, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
While that's a valid point, we don't necessarily prefer official names, right? Red Slash 20:57, 30 March 2015 (UTC)x
True. While it may still be called "Domino's Pizza" in many countries, we're talking about the brand in general, especially in the U.S., where the "Pizza" from Domino's Pizza was dropped due to the fact that sandwiches, chicken wings, pasta, and other items have been sold along with pizza. The search results above were from Domino's in the UK, but Domino's was started in the U.S. and as such many locations are in the U.S. Paul Badillo (talk) 22:11, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Whether branding or not, of it is primarily coming from the company itself and not really being commonly used by most third party reliable sources, then it should be considered an official name instead of a common name. Zzyzx11 (talk) 06:17, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Just a note, 2015 Domino's Pizza UK and Ireland Limited is the master franchise of Dominos in those countries, so whatever they call themselves, they are not Dominos Corporation. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 04:36, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Jeremy can you provide a registration reference for "Domino's Corporation"? GregKaye 08:06, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
Its not the official name, I was using the term as a general reference to the company publicly known as Domino's which is officially Domino's Pizza LLC. Here is an article on the name change. This is the corporate home page. One last thing, Domino's Pizza UK and Ireland Limited has changed its name to Domino's Pizza Group plc per this tidbit. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 09:24, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose. All pro arguments presented so far seem to be based primarily on what's happening solely in the United States. Wikipedia however is an international encyclopedia, and this is, for all intents and purposes, a multinational company with franchises spread all over the globe. Thus, I would prefer it be the WP:COMMONAME used by most reliable sources throughout all these countries. In addition, when I do a Google News search of "Domino's Pizza" I see a number of news sources that still use "Domino's Pizza" in headlines and in the article bodies instead of just "Domino's", including sources in the U.S. Also, a significant amount of sources listed on Domino's Pizza#References have "Domino's Pizza" in their headlines. And if the company was, in fact, in the process of rebranding, wouldn't they have at least changed all references on their Twitter account, YouTube Channel, Facebook, etc. from "Domino's Pizza" to just "Domino's" (even the real name/identifier on all three accounts still currently reads as "Domino's Pizza" instead of just "Domino's"). Sorry, I just do not see overwhelming evidence that a page move is warranted. Zzyzx11 (talk) 05:21, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose per COMMONNAME and per the fact anyone wanting Dominoes could end up going to the wrong article because they're unable to spell it or have made a typo... –Davey2010Talk 02:30, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose. This would mean just an apostrophe separating this from the primary topic for Dominos. Too subtle a distinction. The official name is still Domino's Pizza. The pizza chain that sells only pizza is the exception, not the rule, these days. Including Pizza in the name provides useful disambiguation from other "Domino" companies, such as Domino Foods and Domino Printing Sciences. – Wbm1058 (talk) 14:45, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
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and the largest worldwide, with more than 10,000 corporate and franchised stores[4] in 70 countries.[5] Domino's Pizza was sold to Bain Capital in 1998 and went public in 2004.

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and the largest worldwide, with more than 11,000 corporate and franchised stores in 70 countries. Domino's Pizza was sold to Bain Capital in 1998 and went public in 2004.[7]

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Edit Request - Charitable activities

Hello, I am an employee of Domino's. I would like to request an update to the "Charitable activities" section. As of 2015, Domino's has raised $5.4 million in donations for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as part of the "Thanks and Giving" campaign.

Source: http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/news/dominos-raises-all-time-high-for-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital-campaign/

65.119.145.130 (talk) 20:32, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

 Not done Not a reliable source. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:24, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

@Joseph2302:
Another source is listed below. Domino's raised $5.2 million in donations for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 2014.
Source: http://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/02/dominos_pizza_raises_52m_for_s.html
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Edit Request - Products

I am an employee of Domino's. I would like to request an update to the "Products" section. Domino's stock has increased nearly 700 percent as of Feb. 25, 2015. Please update section to reflect latest stock activity and performance.

Source: http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/25/investing/pizza-dominos-papa-johns/

65.119.145.130 (talk) 16:21, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

 Done Altamel (talk) 04:44, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Edit Request - Corporate Governance

I am an employee of Domino's. I would like to request an update to the "Corporate governance" section. David Brandon is now CEO of "Toys 'R' Us". Current board members are: David Brandon, J. Patrick Doyle, Andrew C. Ballard, Andrew B. Balson, Gregory A. Trojan and James A. Goldman. [8]

65.119.145.130 (talk) 20:20, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

I don't think that's the whole board. Scroll down on the WSJ listing: there seem to be other members, can you confirm? Also, I don't see the relevance of mentioning David Brandon being the CEO of "Toys 'R' Us"; does this impact his position at Domino's? Altamel (talk) 04:44, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
@Altamel: The board includes David Brandon, J. Patrick Doyle, Andrew C. Ballard, Andrew B. Balson, Gregory A. Trojan and James A. Goldman. Company executives are listed underneath. Those executives are not part of the board. David Brandon is no longer the University of Michigan athletic director. This needs to be omitted from the "Corporate governance" section and potentially updated to include his current position at Toys 'R' Us. [5] 65.119.145.130 (talk) 19:02, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
I still don't think your board list is correct. Even Domino's own website says Diane F. Cantor, Richard L. Federico, and Bud Hamilton are also on the board of directors. You have to hover over the area listing the directors on the WSJ site, a second scroll box will appear, and from there the other board members are visible (yes, it's a poorly designed website and probably the source of this confusion). I've removed the claim that Brandon is the University of Michigan's athletic director, but in the interest of brevity I have listed that he is CEO of another company. The board paragraph contains a hyperlink to Brandon's biography, and readers who are interested in learning more about him can access additional information there. Thanks, Altamel (talk) 22:23, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
@Altamel: I see. Yes, the way the information is listed on that website is confusing. Sorry about that! Could you update to list all current board members? This would include: David Brandon, J. Patrick Doyle, Andy Ballard, Andrew Balson, Diana Cantor, Richard Federico, James Goldman, Bud Hamilton and Gregory Trojan [6]. Per the most recent list of board members, Mark Nunnelly and Robert Rosenberg would need to be omitted from the Wikipedia page. Additionally, can you please omit Michael Lawton as CFO? Jeffrey Lawrence was named CFO in July 2015 [7]. Stan Gage also succeeded Steve Akinboro as Executive Vice President of Team USA in August 2014 [8]. 65.119.145.130 (talk) 21:08, 11 April 2016 (UTC)
 Done Altamel (talk) 03:13, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Claims the article wants stuff included

@DJV11181988: has repeatedly tried to add extraneous facts to the lead and info box that break down the minutiae of the corporate structure. I have deleted these additions repeatedly as unneeded facts for the lead and info box as these are supposed to be summaries of the article below. Basically he is adding information to the lead that is not contained in the article in violation of Wikipedia Manual of Style guidelines for the the lead.

He has repeatedly restored the information stating that the information is required to be there, that it needs to be there because the information can be found in public documents, or that the article wants it to be there (?). Any opinions? --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 16:16, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

If the information is factual, why not add it in the appropriate location in the body of the article? Rmhermen (talk) 16:05, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
Ask him, I don't think its pertinent. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 18:38, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

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30 minute guarantee

I remember some places in Florida in the late 80's/early 90's still giving the pizza free if it was half an hour late, we should get some cites. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.174.126.186 (talk) 00:50, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

The article already mentions a 1993 case. The sentence following the mention clearly sates “That same year...” the company dropped the guarantee in the U.S. This already implies that the guarantee was in place “in the late 80’s/early 90’s. There is no need to make mention this was still happening during that time frame since this fact is already implied and such mention would simply be redundant. SentientParadox (talk) 19:46, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Untitled

This article state that in 1978 the company had 200 stores, and then later says it opened it's 100th store in 1982. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.225.48.115 (talk) 16:56, 24 January 2020 (UTC)

More products

"the chain had sold more products out of all pizza sellers worldwide"

I'm not sure exactly what that's trying to say. Is it a translation? 122.148.184.131 (talk) 08:57, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Who knows – the source didn't mention anything about number of products sold, only that the revenue was marginally higher than that of Pizza Hut, at that time. I removed it since it's not even discussed in the article body so I don't see the relevance (even if it had been rewritten). --bonadea contributions talk 09:41, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

Marketing tone / marketing undue weight problems

I tagged the Marketing section (formerly "Innovations" section) as an advertisement for now. But honestly the entire article has issues with tone and undue weight to marketing. I'm considering trimming the marketing section. –Novem Linguae (talk) 13:32, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Domino's

Domino's Pizza, Inc.,[6] doing business as Domino's, is an American multinational pizza restaurant chain founded in 1960 and led by CEO Richard Allison. The corporation is Delaware domiciled[7] and headquartered at the Domino's Farms Office Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan 103.240.76.137 (talk) 05:24, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

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  4. ^ a b Morningstar, Inc.. "Domino's Pizza, Inc. (DPZ)". Yahoo! Finance. Yahoo!. Retrieved 19 January 2010. Cite error: The named reference "Yahoo_Profile" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Find a Domino's - International". dominos.com. Domino's IP Holder LLC. 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2010. Cite error: The named reference "Stores" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ Bruce Horovitz (15 December 2009). "Domino's Pizza delivers change in its core pizza recipe". USA TODAY. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  7. ^ https://biz.dominos.com/web/about-dominos-pizza/history
  8. ^ http://quotes.wsj.com/DPZ/company-people
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