ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's
Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the
world based on global retail sales, is announcing its
commitment, together with its franchisees, to raise $100 million over the next 10 years for St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital®. The commitment is the
largest in the history of St. Jude.
In honor of the historic pledge, St. Jude will name its newest
housing facility The Domino's Village, which will be located on the
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital campus. The housing facility
will feature 140 fully-furnished apartments, with one, two, or
three bedrooms, designed to accommodate different lengths of stay
and family sizes. Construction planning for the new facility is
underway and it is anticipated that the facility will open for
patient families in the spring of 2023.
Domino's, with the support of its franchisees, named St. Jude
its national charity partner in 2004. Since then, Domino's and its
franchisees have raised more than $68
million for the kids of St. Jude, primarily through the
annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign.
Customers also can round up their order total and donate the change
to the kids throughout the year on dominos.com.
"St. Jude and its Thanks and Giving campaign have become
part of the Domino's culture, and we are proud to commit to the
organization for the long term," said Ritch
Allison, Domino's chief executive officer. "Everyone at
Domino's is honored to have the opportunity to bring to life a
building that will offer community, comfort and care to patient
families at St. Jude. We hope it stands as a physical
representation and reminder to all on the St. Jude campus that
Domino's and customers of the brand care, and we will continue to
support them."
The Domino's Village will offer patients and families convenient
access to treatment facilities on campus. Similar to other St. Jude
housing facilities, The Domino's Village will be a home away from
home for patient families, offering a peaceful respite with living,
dining and play spaces for patient family residents to enjoy.
"Domino's, in partnership with its employees, franchisees and
customers, is the model of the power of corporate purpose to change
the world, and has been since 2004," said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., president and CEO of
ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital. "This new, generous gift is the
largest commitment in the history of our organization, and every
Domino's employee, franchisee and customer should be proud to be
part of this selfless act of making the world a better, more
compassionate place. The Domino's Village will provide a
home-away-from-home for the thousands of kids and families who come
to St. Jude from around the world. They will forever be transformed
by the generosity of Domino's in their greatest time of need."
St. Jude treats children with cancer, blood disorders and
related life-threatening diseases. St. Jude treats about 8,500
patients each year, from the U.S. and around the world. In addition
to housing and food, St. Jude offers an on-site school and numerous
other services for patients and their families. Families never
receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or
food, because they believe all a parent should have to worry about
is helping their child live.
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 17,100 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 second
quarter of 2020, Domino's had global retail sales of over
$3.4 billion, with over $1.9 billion in the U.S. and over $1.5 billion internationally. Its system is
comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for 98% of
Domino's stores as of the end of the second quarter of 2020.
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. In
mid-2020, Domino's launched a brand new way to order contactless
carryout nationwide via Domino's Carside Delivery™,
which customers can choose when placing a prepaid online order.
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About St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital®
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats
childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose
is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the
only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer
Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude
have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20
percent to more than 80 percent since the hospital opened more
than 50 years ago. St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from
cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every
child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can
use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never
receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or
food – because all a family should worry about is helping their
child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org,
liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on
Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and subscribing to its
YouTube channel.
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