6 things you should know about Domino's Pizza

onnaedo

September 10, 2015 12:28 PM

In 1960 Ypsilanti, Michigan, brothers Tom and James Monaghan paid $1,400 to purchase an existing pizzeria called DomiNick’s.

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In the most recent past, you can't talk about pizza in Nigeria without global pizza franchise, Domino's coming up in the conversation.

With its signature wood-fried form, Domino's pizza has become a hot favourite of Nigerians but just how much do you know about this United States based pizza franchise? Let's share a brief story.

In 1960 Ypsilanti, Michigan, brothers Tom and James Monaghan paid $1,400 to purchase an existing pizzeria called DomiNick’s, and 8 months later Tom took full-time control of the business because James didn't want to quit his job as a mailman (go figure!).

Tom grew the business within the next few years and in 1965, 2 more stores were opened in nearby locations.

The first franchise was sold in 1967 and by 1978 there were 200 locations and over 1,000 locations by 1983 including one international outpost, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Today, Domino’s is the second-largest pizza chain in the world, after Pizza Hut, with 11,900 locations in more than 70 countries.

But that's not all there is to the pizza franchise, here are 7 things you probably didn't know about Domino's pizza.

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