ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) is proud to
announce that thanks to customer generosity, the company raised
more than $9.8 million for the kids
of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®
during the 2018 St. Jude Thanks and Giving®
campaign. This marks the seventh straight record-setting
campaign for Domino's franchise and corporate stores and brings the
total amount raised for St. Jude over the last 15 years to more
than $57 million.
"Domino's truly supports the mission of St. Jude and it's
amazing to see the impact we can have when we all join together in
this campaign," said Richard
Allison, Domino's chief executive officer. "These donations
are absolutely lifesaving for the families of St. Jude and I want
to thank our customers, franchise owners, and the team members at
our franchised and company-owned stores who worked hard to make
this record-setting donation possible."
As a leader in digital ordering, Domino's makes adding a
donation through online ordering simple for customers. The
opportunity for customers to also round up their change, online or
in the store, resulted in $1.5
million in donations in 2018. In addition, customers could
support the hospital by purchasing the St. Jude Meal Deal, which
included two medium one-topping Hand Tossed pizzas, a 16-piece
order of Parmesan Bread Bites, an eight-piece order of Cinnamon
Bread Twists, a two-liter of Coca-Cola® and a
$1 donation to St. Jude – all for
$19.99. Customers could also donate
by clicking on the St. Jude-themed Domino's
Tracker®.
Throughout the year Domino's raised an additional $618,000 for St. Jude through nationwide
participation in St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer events
across the country and various online digital tests during the
summer. Combined with the funds raised during the Thanks and
Giving campaign, Domino's raised over $10.5 million dollars in donations in 2018 for
the children of St. Jude. The funds raised in 2018 will apply to
Domino's commitment made in 2015 to raise $35 million over eight years for the Domino's
Event Center at the hospital. Domino's has now raised more than
$33 million towards that
commitment.
The St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign – created in 2004
by Marlo Thomas and her siblings
Terre and Tony, children of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas – asks people to "give thanks for
the healthy kids in your life and give to those who are not" in
order to help St. Jude continue its mission: Finding cures. Saving
children.®
About Domino's Pizza®
Founded in 1960,
Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world based on
global 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 over 15,300 stores in
over 85 markets. Domino's had global retail sales of over
$12.2 billion in 2017, with more than
$5.9 billion in the U.S. and more
than $6.3 billion internationally. In
the third quarter of 2018, Domino's had global retail sales of
nearly $3.1 billion, with over
$1.5 billion in the U.S. and nearly
$1.6 billion internationally. Its
system is comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted
for over 97% of Domino's stores as of the third quarter of 2018.
Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino's achieve more than
half of all global retail sales in 2017 from digital channels,
primarily online ordering and mobile applications. In the U.S.,
Domino's generates over 60% of sales via digital channels and has
produced several innovative ordering platforms, including Google
Home, Facebook Messenger, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo, Twitter and
text message using a pizza emoji. In late 2017, Domino's began an
industry-first test of self-driving vehicle delivery with Ford
Motor Company – and in April 2018,
launched Domino's HotSpots®, featuring over 200,000
non-traditional delivery locations including parks, beaches, local
landmarks and other unique gathering spots.
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