Talk:Domino's

Domino's Pizza in Poland

Domino's Pizza in Poland was sold of a few years ago and the restaurants where bought by two other chains (Pizza Hut & Telepizza) and rebranded to those names. Does anyone know who owned and sold Domino's Pizza in Poland? I can't find the information anywhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.254.53.235 (talk) 15:00, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Employee Relations

"In the United Kingdom ... Workers at one franchise are victims of "modern-day slavery", according to union T&G Unite, with money unlawfully deducted from the workers' pay sometimes leaving workers being paid nothing. Some of the deductions made by the company included the costs of insuring the cars used to deliver pizzas..."

I would dispute the section highlighted for the simple reason that in the UK, take-out food is delivered generally by moped/scooter, and not a car. --Dmccormac (talk) 18:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

citation request on 30 minute guarantee section

Someone please cite the following quote "In Malaysia, if a delivery is not received within 30 minutes, the customer is allowed to execute the driver " which is presently in the article...It's unsourced and seems unlikely —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.168.125.36 (talk) 23:25, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

In the coutries where still exist the 30 minutes guarantee, Chile is listed like one of this places. Since year 2008 the decided turn down with this promo, Chile must be out from list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.83.57.186 (talk) 22:48, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Domino's Pizza UK & IRL PLC

I noticed the Milton Keynes HQ was removed, I added it because (LSE: DOM) is a separate company with separate listings on the stock market... either it is specified as such on this article or it should become a separate article as the Domino's Pizza Enterprises has, with all such references to the UK&IRL establishment's operations moved to the new article. J.P.Lon (talk) 08:41, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

The company is a franchisee, not Domino's Corporate, which this article is about. They probably should have their own article. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 18:49, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Done. Gr1st (talk) 22:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

See Also Rollback

I've rolled back the removal of Papa John's, Little Caesar's, Pizza Hut, and List of Restaurant Chains. After consulting with WP:SEEALSO, I believe their deletion was an incorrect interpretation of this guideline. A short list of national companies who operate in the same space is a legitimate inclusion, where a "directory" would be an arbitrary list of local, regional, and national chains that may or may not compete directly with the subject. -- Kevin (talk) 04:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

No, this should be navigated by way of categories, do not superfluously flood "see also" sections, this is *exactly* what is wrong with those type of sections. Better yet, address them in prose if you feel they're particularly relevant. JBsupreme (talk) 05:30, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

You should really read the policy, it would show you that this is the correct application of the policy. Further links are in the template at the bottom to keep the section from becoming cluttered. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 05:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Social Mess

On April 14, 2009, several videos of employees doing unsanitary things to the food were posted on YouTube.

I work at Domino's so this line interests me. I think this needs a proper source, and needs to be fleshed out a lot more. It seems to be just kind of tagged on at the end. For now I'm going to remove it... unless someone can give me a reliable source. 65.191.181.113 (talk) 13:29, 15 April 2009 (UTC) (User:Marluxia.Kyoshu, forgot to log on.)

I tried adding this event back in, with a source (see article history) but User:Rmhermen keeps removing it, saying due to "UNDUE and recentism concerns". Could someone explain how this is "undue weight" on Domino's? Stealsys (talk) 21:23, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

This definitely needs to be in the article. Shame on you Domino's for deleting it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.211.251.118 (talk) 14:38, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

We are not Domino's, it is a single event at one store. We do not place this type of information in articles because while it brings a burst of attention at first but is not noteworthy in the long run. --Jeremy (blah blah) 19:03, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Ordinarily I would agree, but for right now this is a very high-interest piece of information about the Domino's brand. As long as the article remains balanced on both what happened and how DPZ responded, I think it is fair to be included for now. Probably can come off in a few months when interest in this video has subsided Toby8301 (talk) 04:54, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

Section updated with information on Domino's response to the whole thing to give balance to section Toby8301 (talk)Toby —Preceding undated comment added 04:32, 19 April 2009 (UTC).

swiss domino's pizza

we got a dominos in Switzerland. always order pizzas there when i got the munchies so i cant be wrong. could someone include switzerland? im too dumb for that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.217.68.31 (talk) 21:04, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Fixing up this article

I made one edit to the article a few minutes ago, replacing an erroneous, unsourced description of the recent "You Got 30" ad campaign, with a citation to the WSJ. Of note, Domino's is a client of my employer, so others should be aware that I have a possible conflict of interest. However, I don't think it will get in the way of making this article more accurate and informative; I plan to make additional edits soon, all of which I expect to be uncontroversial and well-sourced/explained. If you have any questions about my editing activity on this page, just give me a shout. Thanks, NMS Bill (talk) 19:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Domino's Pizza doesn't exist in HK anymore.

The company that runs Domino's Pizza in Hong Kong has localized. It is now 'Pizza Box

http://www.pizzabox.com.hk' —Preceding unsigned comment added by Themanilaxperience (talk • contribs) 05:35, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Question

Have domino's in Vietnam, North Korea and Bangladesh?

Toppings?

Does not seem to mention any? --Huik01 (talk) 08:48, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

domino's pizza does not exist in costa rica anymore!

and I think they should do another part describing what happened there... OK one normal day, all the employees from every single DP in costa rica got told that there was a bacteria on their flower, so that they should all go home. they all did, next day, every single DP local had been cleaned empty! the guy who runned the whole enterprise in our country ran away to mexico and closed every single DP in the country without any avise! all the workers arrived next day like they should have, only to find every local was completly empty. the workers didnt got liquidation either. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.199.150.106 (talk) 22:12, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Domino's new advertising and pizza redux

[1] Domino's Pizza is running a new ad campaign, where they took there criticism to the heart, and they completely changed almost all of there pizzas.

The commercial is also in the blog post. estemshorn ^{happy new year} 01:05, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

wayy more reliable source for anyone who wants to add [2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Estemshorn (talk • contribs) 02:47, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

[3]Here's a CNN report about the Ad campaign with interviews with the President. Includes words like "Pizza tasted like cardboard" and "Was void of flavor" (lol). Pretty good PR move by Domino's, and definitely worthy because it's rare and few between when a company admits to its inferior product. Someone add it please? Fadedroots (talk) 07:32, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Replacing lead section

In October 2009 an editor placed a warning atop this article because the "introduction section may not adequately summarize its contents"; I agree and have prepared an alternative. Here is the current version:

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) is an international fast food pizza delivery corporation headquartered just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Tom Monaghan. There are currently about 8,500 corporate and franchised stores in 55 countries, including all 50 US states. It was the second-largest pizza chain behind Pizza Hut in the United States when it went public in 2004 for just under $15 a share.

Here is my proposed replacement:

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) is an international quick serve pizza delivery corporation located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1960, Domino’s is the second-largest pizza chain in the United States. Domino's currently has nearly 9,000 corporate and franchised stores in 60 international markets and all 50 US states. Domino’s Pizza was sold to Bain Capital in 1998 and went public in 2004. In 2008, Domino’s reported more than $5.5 billion in global retail sales.

Domino’s menu features pizza, pasta, oven baked sandwiches, wings, breadsticks and a variety of dessert items. In December 2009, Domino’s introduced the largest change to its core hand-tossed pizza product in its history.

This version is a bit more specific to the current Domino's franchise, provides updated figures for the number of stores and markets in which Domino's is active, and includes citations for that as well as its current market position. As to what's removed, the company's history is explored in the next section and the share price in 2004 is just not suitable for the summary. Meanwhile, where citations are included in the body of the article I did not bother to duplicate here above. I have also included a basic overview of the Domino's menu.

As noted above, Domino's is a client of my employer, so I do have a potential conflict of interest. I have done some research and writing work on the History section already, but because the lead is more subject to interpretation, I'd like to get someone else's input here. If you agree and would like to move this over, go right ahead. If you're OK with me making the change, let me know. If you have any questions, please let me know. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 23:00, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Well here is my take

• "quick serve" politically correct and fancy media name for fast-food. This is ad agency speak, not human speak. Actually, I wouldn't object to removing that entirely: "is an international pizza delivery corporation"
• Why change headquartered to "located" ?
• What is the use of revenue number in the lead ? It's outdated every year, and a general reader is not likely to be interested in that information at this stage in his reading of the article I think. The information might be useful in the infobox.
• The #newpizza reference: First of all. It doesn't say anything (something changed, why and what ?). It uses media speak that is not required (handtossed). In my opinion this information is better suited in a well written seperate section in the article.
• The menu summary would be better with some sort of reference, but in general should be ok and useful.

I'm away for a while, but feel free to discuss further with other editors (pull them in by their hairs if you have to, cause this article (not only it's lead) sure needs some attention. ) —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 00:57, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look at this. Your suggestions are reasonable, and I'll support a version of the intro paragraph that includes your changes. Moving forward after that, I think it's worth discussing the menu change -- it's certainly worth another section below, but it's also relatively big news for Domino's and has received a great deal of media coverage. (I'd also add that "hand-tossed" is not marketing-speak but legitimate pizza terminology; see this WP site search.) That said, let me know if you want to move this or fine with me doing so, and once that's done I'll have further suggestions to make. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 16:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

On second thought, I went ahead and implemented the paragraph with your suggested changes; I am always one to exercise caution, but waiting for a re-confirmation of your clearly-stated opinion was probably not quite bold enough. Simultaneous with replacing the lead paragraph I removed the warning template which had been affixed to the article as no longer relevant. I'll continue working on suggestions I think are likely to gain consensus, and I'll be seeking input from other uninvolved editors as well. NMS Bill (talk) 13:03, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Current Era section

The "Current Era" section consists almost entirely of small mentions of philanthropic/community projects of Domino's and reeks of a biased POV. Someone should clean this up to contain relevant information presented in NPOV.

UrsaLinguaBWD (talk) 23:34, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

I am responsible for some of the text which appears in the Current era subsection, although new material has been added since I first created it last August. As my disclosure above notes, I work with Domino's Pizza, so I take your concerns extra seriously. If you have specific recommendations for resolving these issues, I'd very much like to hear your ideas. Meantime, here's what I'm thinking:

• Information about philanthropic efforts should be moved to a new subsection in the Corporate governance section called Charitable activities. This would have ample precedent; see for example the articles about ConAgra Foods, Philadelphia Eagles and O2 (Ireland) for just a few. Otherwise, I believe this information is presented without POV, avoiding peackock terms -- which is what you mean, I think, instead of weasel words. But if there are specific concerns, I'm happy to discuss.

• Information related to Domino's NASCAR sponsorship should be relocated to Advertising and sponsorship.

• The NYSE listing, store openings, technological innovations, Pizza Today honors (Domino's was so recognized again this year) and changing of the guard from Brandon to Doyle should remain here.

• It so happens that I am working on a Products section modeled on the one in the Burger King article (and not at all like the one on the Pizza Hut article). At this moment, I propose we move information about Domino's menu expansions and new recipe to a section with that title, for which I'll soon propose a replacement.

I believe those changes should improve the section (and article) substantially. No doubt it's a bit of a mess now, but I think otherwise the subject matter is appropriate and fairly presented. I'd love to get your input, or anyone else's who might be reading, for that matter. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 19:45, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

I share the concerns of the first editor a bit. The section looks too much as a list of media events in the past 10 years. Updates as suggested by NMS Bill would at least make this a better article. As I believe I have stated before, an article should describe a topic and avoid being a timeline of a topic. By separating the topic "domino's pizza' into important elements as menu, advertising, governance, history, financial history, etc you will get a much better overview. I reiterate that if NMS Bill wants to work on this then he can do so. However as a non neutral writer he should probably enter into discussion on each element of the page that he is disputed on, and any additions require references, preferably from neutral news sources (so no 'copypaste-from-press-release-journalism' :D ). Unlike most COI editors where we advice people to just stay away, NMS Bill has shown to want to work with the community and being very cautious in his proposals for changes. This is a good thing and I encourage it. He should probably be careful to stay away from any 'negative' comments from the point of view of the company, to avoid the appearance of white washing. When such things are detected the community might not respond favorable. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 20:18, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Just a note, the products section of the Burger King article is the lead from the Burger King products article. You may want to look ath the products article to see how much data can be acquired on simple chain restaurants foods. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 03:13, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

All right, I have gone ahead and implemented the edits suggested above, plus a few more edits consistent with the same goals: improved readability, formatting and logical organization. Should be in good better shape now, but as always I'm open to additional suggestions. Meanwhile, Jeremy, I have found quite a bit about Domino's historical menu offerings and recent menu expansions in newspaper archive searches. Some are from trade industry publications, but a surprising amount comes from AP and newspaper coverage. I'm not ready to propose that section just yet, but I'm hoping to finish it soon. Thanks for the help. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 15:45, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Proposing a more comprehensive Products section

As mentioned above, I've been working on a replacement / expansion for the Products section. I have now completed a draft and posted it to my user space here: User:NMS_Bill/Domino's_Pizza. It begins with a summary overview of the current offerings, then explains how the limited original menu, designed for delivery efficiency, grew to include more types of offerings. It continues to show how the product line has been expanded and revamped over the company's history. It also includes information about corresponding promotions as covered by traditional media. All of the facts contained in the article are verified by reliable sources, carefully-researched and fully cited. (That is why my sub-page displays the references). Furthermore, I have hewed as close to summary style as possible and, though it proceeds chronologically, I have tried to avoid being episodic by putting the product introductions into context of the company's overall development as best as possible.

With that said, I'd like to invite comment from editors who have been involved with this article, recently and over time, to determine whether this proposed addition meaningfully adds to readers' knowledge of Domino's Pizza. I will also be posting a note requesting input at WikiProject Companies [update: it's here]. If nobody has any suggestions soon, I'll probably talk to the Help Desk before deciding how to move forward. All comments are welcome. Thanks, NMS Bill (talk) 00:58, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

I've now moved the section into the article, given earlier exhortation to work on the page except where a dispute arises plus the week elapsing without comment since I posted this proposal. Though I like to act with an abundance of caution, I will boldly assume consensus at this time. Also worth noting, my work on this new section was shaped by a WikiProject Business guideline, Companies, corporations and economic information as well as Products sections on existing articles about U.S. commercial fast food and pizza brands.

I am mindful that including this section presents a fairly significant amount of new text, and would benefit from adding images. At present I am working on obtaining freely-licensed images to illustrate a) a current menu item, and b) a historical menu item. I hope to have those to add soon. As always, if you have any questions, leave them here or on my Talk page. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 17:09, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Good job on that, I am familiar with the construction of a products article/section and the difficulties in not making a simple list of things a company sells. (see Burger King products vs McDonald's products to see what I mean) --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 20:48, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. To be sure, there is not as much information out there about Domino's product history as perhaps McDonalds or Burger King -- for example, I'm not sure there is enough for a standalone page -- but there was certainly no shortage of mainstream news coverage for this section to work. Cheers, NMS Bill (talk) 12:02, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Minuteman II missile blast door art

http://boingboing.net/2008/04/03/nuclear-launch-cente.html Old style Dominos Pizza box art on a launch control center blast door at the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site 66.232.94.33 (talk) 20:15, 4 August 2010 (UTC)