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most corporate success stories, Domino's started out small - with
just one store in 1960. However, in 1978 the 200th Domino's store
opened, and things really began to cook. By 1983 there were 1,000
Domino's stores, and 5,000 in 1989. Today, Domino's Pizza is a USD35
billion a year business & there are more than 8,500 stores - including
over 2,000 outside the United States.
[1960]
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Tom Monaghan and his brother James purchase
"DomiNick's," a pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Monaghan borrowed $500 to buy the store.
[1961]
- James trades his half of the business to Tom for a Volkswagen
Beetle.
[1965]
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Tom Monaghan is sole owner of company, and
renames the business "Domino's Pizza, Inc."
[1967]
- The first Domino's Pizza franchise store opens in Ypsilanti,
Michigan.
[1968]
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Company headquarters and commissary are destroyed
by fire. First Domino's store outside of Michigan opens in Burlington,
Vermont.
[1975]
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Amstar Corp., maker of Domino Sugar, institutes
a trademark infringement lawsuit against Domino's Pizza.
[1978]
- The 200th Domino's store opens.
[1980]
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Federal court rules Domino's Pizza did not
infringe on the Domino Sugar trademark.
[1983]
- Domino's first international store opens in Winnipeg, Canada.
- The 1,000th Domino's store opens.
[1985]
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Domino's opens 954 units, for a total of
2,841, making Domino's the fastest-growing pizza company in
the country.
- The first Domino's
store opens in the United Kingdom, in Luten, England.
- The first Domino's
store opens on the continent of Asia, in Minato, Japan.
[1988]
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The first Domino's store opens on the South
American continent, in Bogota, Columbia.
[1989]
- Pan Pizza, the company's first new product, is introduced.
- Domino's opens its 5,000th store.
[1990]
- Domino's Pizza signs its 1,000th franchise.
[1992]
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Domino's rolls out bread sticks, the company's
first national non-pizza menu item.
[1993]
- Crunchy Thin Crust
pizza is rolled out nation-wide.
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The Company discontinues the 30-minute guarantee
and re-emphasizes the Total Satisfaction Guarantee: If for any
reason you are dissatisfied with your Domino's Pizza dining
experience, we will re-make your pizza or refund your money.
[1994]
- Buffalo Wings are rolled out in all U.S. stores.
[1995]
- Domino's Pizza International division opens its 1,000th store.
- First store opens on African continent, in Cairo, Egypt.
[1996]
- Domino's launches
its web site on the Internet (www.dominos.com).
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Domino's rolls out flavored crusts, for limited
time only promotions, nationally for the first time in company
history.
- The company reaches
record sales of $2.8 billion system-wide in 1996.
[1997]
- Domino's Pizza opens its 1,500th store outside the United States,
opening seven stores in 1 day on 5 continents consecutively.
[1998]
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Domino's launches another industry innovation,
Domino's HeatWave®, a hot bag using patented technology that
keeps pizza oven-hot to the customer's door.
- Domino's Pizza opens
6,000th store in San Francisco, California in April.
-
Domino's
Pizza founder, Tom Monaghan, announces retirement and sells
93% of Company to Bain Capital, Inc.
[1999]
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David Brandon is named Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza announces
record results for 1999. Worldwide sales exceed $3.36 billion.
Revenues increased 4.4% over 1998.
[2000]
[2001]
- Domino's introduces
one of the most exciting new products in the company's history…CinnaStix!
- Domino's launches
Get the Door. It's Domino's. advertising campaign.
- Domino's 7,000th
store opens in Brooklyn, NY.
- Domino's launches
two-year national partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation®
of America.
- Domino's stores
in New York City and Washington DC provide more than 12,000
pizzas to relief workers at Ground Zero following the September
11 tragedy. Domino's establishes a team member matching funds
program to financially assist the American Red Cross and donates
$350,000 to the Disaster Relief Effort.
- Domino's Pizza International
division establishes Domino's first regional resource center
with the majority stake purchase of the franchise in The Netherlands,
setting the stage for expansion on the European continent.
- Domino's pizza announces
record results for 2001. Worldwide sales exceed $3.78 billion.
Revenues increased 6.8% over 2000.
[2002]
[2004]
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Domino's launches Domino's Cheesy DotsTM,
delicious round balls of dough covered in a blend of zesty melted
cheeses.
-
Domino's
Pizza, Inc., the recognized world leader in pizza delivery,
begins trading common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
in July 2004, under the new ticker symbol "DPZ."
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The
company announces a three-year partnership with St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital. St. Jude was selected as Domino's "charity
of choice" by Domino's franchisees and team members.
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In
September, the Domino's Doublemelt Pizza is launched nationwide.
[2005]
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Domino's Pizza celebrates the completion
of the three-year renovation of its World Resource Center in
Ann Arbor. The renovation marks the first major improvement
to the company's world headquarters since Domino's founder Tom
Monaghan opened the sprawling Domino's Farms.
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Domino's
Pizza efforts worldwide raise $220,000 to support southeast
Asia tsunami relief efforts.
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Domino's
Pizza launches its American Classic Cheeseburger Pizza in conjunction
with its appearance as a featured task on the NBC hit reality
show, "The Apprentice."
[2006]
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Domino's
celebrates the opening of its 8,000th store with simultaneous
celebrations of the opening of its 5,000th U.S. store in Huntley,
Ill., and its 3,000th international store in Panama City, Panama.
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Domino's
raises $1.2 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
during its second annual "Thanks and Giving" campaign.
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Domino's
Pizza introduces Brownie Squares - warm, delicious, bite-sized
brownies delivered with a fudge brownie dipping sauce.
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