Feeding the Need: Greater Chicago Domino's® Stores to Donate 26,600 Pizzas
Every Domino's store will give away 200 pizzas within their local communities
Submitted by Domino's
Domino's and its nationwide system of franchisees are banding together during this unprecedented crisis to do something they already do well every day; feed people pizza. Domino's locally-owned stores throughout Greater Chicago will donate 26,600 pizzas within their local communities, starting this week.
"We realize that there is a great deal of hardship and uncertainty at this time," said Ray Montez, a Chicago-area Domino's franchisee. "Domino's wants to do whatever it can to help, and that means spreading a little bit of joy through pizza."
More than 130 Domino's stores throughout the Greater Chicago area will each donate 200 pizzas as part of this national effort, so that hospitals and medical centers, schoolkids and their families, health departments, grocery store workers, and others in need can enjoy a hot, delicious pizza.
"We want to show how much we appreciate and support those who are in need of a hot meal, and those who are on the frontline, working to save lives," said Montez. "We hope that this simple act will bring a small sense of normalcy and a smile to their faces."
Together, Domino's stores nationwide will donate more than 1.2 million pizzas, or about 10 million slices, across their communities. To read about how Domino's franchisees and team members are giving back in their local neighborhoods, visit biz.dominos.com/web/media/stories.
About Domino's Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world based on retail sales, with a significant business in both delivery and carryout pizza. It ranks among the world's top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of more than 17,000 stores in over 90 markets. Domino's had global retail sales of over $14.3 billion in 2019, with over $7.0 billion in the U.S. and nearly $7.3 billion internationally. In the fourth quarter of 2019, Domino's had global retail sales of over $4.5 billion, with over $2.2 billion in the U.S. and over $2.3 billion internationally. Its system is comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for 98% of Domino's stores as of the fourth quarter of 2019. Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino's achieve more than half of all global retail sales in 2019 from digital channels, primarily online ordering and mobile applications. In the U.S., Domino's generates over 65% of sales via digital channels and has developed several innovative ordering platforms, including those developed for Google Home, Facebook Messenger, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo and Twitter - as well as Domino's Hotspots®, an ordering platform featuring over 200,000 unique, non-traditional delivery locations. In June 2019, through an announced partnership with Nuro, Domino's furthered its exploration and testing of autonomous pizza delivery. In late 2019, Domino's opened the Domino's Innovation Garage adjacent to its headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to fuel continued technology and operational innovation - while also launching its GPS technology, allowing customers to follow the progress of the delivery driver from store to doorstep.
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