When Did Domino's Open Its First Pizzeria? The Domino's story began in 1960, when two brothers opened their first pizzeria called DomNick's in Michigan. In 1965, they renamed their successful pizzeria Domino's. By 1978, there were 200 pizzerias in operation.

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The idea is simply to add more stores to existing markets in an effort to cut down on delivery times and be closer to carryout customers. This approach presents a risk of cannibalization (see Subway). But Domino's has advantages in that these fortressed stores are being opened by existing operators in the market.

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There are more than 34 million ways to create a single Domino's pizza. Pepperoni is the most popular Domino's pizza topping in the U.S., followed by sausage, bacon, mushrooms and pineapple. Breadsticks were the first national nonpizza menu item offered at Domino's, in 1992.

Domino's is able to keep going forward due to their focus on pizza and their delivery of it. Not only do they know how to market the pizzas, but they know what pizza lovers want. This is what has led to their growth all over the world.

In the past 50 years, Domino's has grown to become the second largest pizza chain in the country.

• THE FOUNDER WAS A COLLEGE DROPOUT.
• TOM MONAGHAN TRADED HIS CAR TO BECOME THE SOLE OWNER.
• THE CHAIN WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE CALLED “DOMINICK'S.”
• IF THEY'D GONE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAN, THE LOGO WOULD BE MASSIVE NOW.

What made Domino's so popular was its fast service, rather than the quality of its food. Without that guarantee, the company had little to fall back on. Other pizza chains had found their own niche in a crowded market, such as Little Caesar's offering pizza at a low price.

But it wasn't just delivery that made Domino's successful. The company was an early adopter of technology and innovation. Bruce mentions the 30-minute guarantee for pizza delivery that the company introduced in 1989. This guarantee allowed Domino's to compete with other pizza giants like Pizza Hut and Little Caesars.

Unfortunately, the Noid story took a turn for the tragic. In 1995, still convinced that Domino's Pizza was out to make his life miserable, Kenneth Lamar Noid died by suicide in his Florida apartment.