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25 interesting facts about Domino's Pizza
Everyone loves a delicious Domino pizza and has their favorite or favorite toppings.
But you might be surprised by some of the weird and wonderful combinations Domino's offers, so here are 25 puzzling facts about Domino's.
The chain was originally called "DomiNick's", after founder Tom Monaghan and his brother bought an existing pizza store in 1960 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
In 1965, Monaghan opened three pizzerias and the name was changed to "Domino's Pizza", because the original owner said DomiNick's was no longer allowed to be used for business expansion.
Domino's has about 17,000 stores in 90 countries, with about 100,000 drivers delivering and a total of more than 350,000 employees.
Globally, an average of three million pizzas are sold at Domino's every day.
In 1992, Domino's offered the country's first non-pizza item;
In March 2009, a code glitch meant that about 11,000 pizzas were delivered free of charge to customers in Ohio and Kentucky.
In 2013, the first vegan pizza domino was created in Israel using soy cheese as a top layer.
In 2018, Domino's sold more pizzas and products than any other pizza seller in the world.
Each country has a different favorite topping, squid is the most popular topping in Japan, and in France, whipped cream.
On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Domino's tested their first delivery by canoe along a canal in Loose, UK.
French four-cheese pizza includes Emmental, goat cheese, blue cheese and mozzarella cheese, while in Spain, five-cheese pizza is served with mozzarella, provolone, cheddar, parmesan and cheese
In Korea, Domino's offers “potato pizza,” which is a pizza with potatoes, mushrooms, bacon, corn and onions and it's the best-selling pie.
In 1985, when the first store opened in Japan, there was no word in Japanese for pepperoni, so Domino's had to create a store.
Pepperoni pizza is the most-ordered topping in America.
Domino's pizza delivery service is the highest in Latin America in Quito, Ecuador, located 2,438 meters above sea level.
When Domino's first opened in Aruba, they used motorbikes to deliver pizza, but they were soon forced to switch to minivans due to the high winds on the island.
In Mexico, "Ranchera Pizza" uses donuts (beans) instead of ketchup.
The menu in Malaysia has both "Meatasaurus" and "Chi Chickenaurus", topped with more meat.
Have you tried the pasta on the pizza yet?
Domino's become sweet with Oreo pizza!
The Boloroni pizza was created by Domino's in India and includes macaroni cheese and vegetarian pie filling on top of pizza crust and toppings in toppings!
Domino's busiest day of the year is New Year's Eve, with New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Night, Halloween and Super Bowl Sunday being the busiest days.
On Super Bowl Sundays, pizza is sold about 40% more than on a regular Sunday.
Werner Lomker is the “World's Fastest Pizza Maker”, with Domino's record for making three large pizzas in 57 seconds.
In August 2012 Domino's pizza changed its name to “Domino's” and created a new logo that removed the rectangle and blue text.
After these wonderful Domino facts, I'm sure you're looking forward to enjoying one of their creamy cheese pizzas.
Next time you order, why not try something new or create your own unique topping masterpiece.
