Pizza makers from around the world competed
for coveted title
LAS
VEGAS, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Domino's
Pizza Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the
world, awarded the 2022 World's Fastest Pizza Maker title to
Zagros Jaff among nearly 8,000
cheering spectators at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas on May
10. Jaff, a regional manager in Hampshire, England, made three large pizzas in
an impressive 70 seconds – that's equal to making each pizza in
roughly 23 seconds! Jaff won $3,000
in prize money, a trophy, a championship belt and the coveted title
of World's Fastest Pizza Maker, presented by Domino's Chief
Executive Officer Russell
Weiner.
"I am so excited to have won the World's Fastest Pizza Maker
Competition," said Jaff. "I have been training for this for 12
years. This competition means everything to me. Making pizzas fast
and efficiently is the heart of Domino's business – it's what I do
every single day. I want to be the best and I love the rivalry. It
makes me work harder."
World's Fastest Pizza Maker finalists came from Domino's stores
all around the world to compete. They had to hand-stretch fresh
dough, as well as sauce and place toppings on three large pizzas –
one pepperoni, one mushroom and one cheese – as quickly as
possible. While speed was important, it was not the only part
of the equation in determining the World's Fastest Pizza
Maker. This year, participants were graded on three criteria:
dough/sauce, portioning of toppings and placement. Quality was
scrutinized as two judges, who are highly qualified in Domino's
standard pizza-making practices, inspected the stretching of the
dough, application of the sauce and portioning of toppings during
the competition. If the pizza was not perfect, the judges added
time penalties to the competitor's time or the pizza was
disqualified.
Domino's began the World's Fastest Pizza Maker competition in
1982 to honor pizza makers who best exemplify the company's
philosophy of keeping efficiency in the store to allow sufficient
time for safe, timely pizza delivery.
"We couldn't be happier to crown Jaff as Domino's 2022 World's
Fastest Pizza Maker," said Weiner. "Domino's and its franchise
owners employ some of the greatest pizza makers in the world. Our
emphasis is on the quality of the pizza, while also using our
expertise to get them made quickly. We are known as the
'delivery experts' and our goal for everyone in a Domino's store is
to get hot, great-tasting pizzas to customers' doors safely and
efficiently. The World's Fastest Pizza Maker Competition recognizes
the champions who take pizza-making to an entirely different level.
This level of speed is absolutely unbelievable!"
Jaff started working for Domino's as a pizza maker in 2007. He
currently works for franchise owner Wayne
Benson.
About Domino's
Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza company in
the world, 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 19,000 stores in over
90 markets. Domino's had global retail sales of nearly $17.8 billion in 2021, with over $8.6 billion in the U.S. and over $9.1 billion internationally. In the first
quarter of 2022, Domino's had global retail sales of over
$4.0 billion, with over $1.9 billion in the U.S. and nearly $2.1 billion internationally. Its system is
comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for 98% of
Domino's stores as of the end of the first quarter in 2022.
Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino's achieve more than
half of all global retail sales in 2021 from digital channels. In
the U.S., Domino's generated more than 75% of U.S. retail sales in
2021 via digital channels and has developed several innovative
ordering platforms, including those for Google Home, Facebook
Messenger, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo, Twitter and more. In 2019,
Domino's announced a partnership with Nuro to further its
exploration and testing of autonomous pizza delivery. In mid-2020,
Domino's launched a 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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