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Pizza: Domino's Pizza
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Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery. Domino's is listed on the NYSE under the symbol "DPZ." Through its primarily franchised system, Domino's operates a network of 8,366 franchised and Company-owned stores in the United States and more than 50 countries. The Domino's Pizza(R) brand, named a Megabrand by Advertising Age magazine, had approximately $5.1 billion in global retail sales in 2006, comprised of $3.2 billion domestically and nearly $1.9 billion internationally. During the fourth quarter of 2006, the Domino's Pizza(R) brand had global retail sales of nearly $1.6 billion, comprised of nearly $1.0 billion domestically and approximately $600 million internationally. Domino's Pizza was named "Chain of the Year" by Pizza Today magazine, the leading publication of the pizza industry and is the "Official Pizza of NASCAR(R)." More information on the Company, in English and Spanish, can be found on the web at http://www.dominos.com/.
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Once a handcrafted art form, pizza in America (and often elsewhere) is now mass-produced by an overabundance of pizza chains that incorporate the technological advances featured in the monthly print-and-on-line trade journal Pizza Today. In 1951, just ten years after the Minneapolis-based members of the Totino family founded one of the first Midwestern pizzerias, that family initiated the frozen pizza business. In 1953, 100,000 stores were offering refrigerated or frozen pizza (Trager, 1966, p. 544), and at least 15,000 pizzerias similar to the Totino original were operating in the United States. Shakey's opened in 1954, Pizza Hut in 1958, Little Caesar's in 1959, and Domino's in 1960. In 1973, perhaps cashing in on the American attraction to anything French, Stouffer's introduced frozen French bread pizza.
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The finalists represented Domino's Pizza stores from around the world, as far away as India. They had to hand-stretch fresh dough, sauce and top three large pizzas - one pepperoni, one mushroom and one cheese - in the fastest time. While speed was important, it was only part of the recipe. Quality was scrutinized as two judges highly qualified in Domino's Pizza standard pizza- making practices inspected the stretching of the dough, application of the sauce and portioning of toppings during the competition. If the pizza was not perfect, it was returned to the competitor who remade the entire pizza, while still being timed.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) and Xbox(R) are teaming up this holiday season to deliver the "XII Days of Xbox." Every day, beginning Dec. 1 through Dec. 12, customers who place their order online at www.dominos.com will instantly receive Xbox prizes, and some entrants will win Xbox 360(R) consoles.
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"The online ordering section of http://www.dominos.com/ is better than ever," said Rob Weisberg, vice president of precision and print marketing at Domino's Pizza. "Customers will find a new look to the online ordering navigation tool they have grown accustomed to. Whether it's finding online coupons or reaching the checkout page, customers now have a new stylish, easy-to-access page for ordering pizza online."
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"Domino's Pizza has always been about delivering more than great pizza," said Jim Stansik, Domino's executive vice president for franchise development. "Since the beginning, we've ... been about delivering the American Dream of business ownership to thousands of hard working, dedicated entrepreneurs.
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