page_title: Domino's Pizza
section_title: International expansion
hierarchical_section_title: Domino's Pizza / History / International expansion
caption_attribution_description: English: Domino's Outlet @ Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India हिन्दी: डॉमिनोज़ पिज़्ज़ा, हिमायातनगर,हैदराबाद తెలుగు: డామినాజ్, హిమాయత్ నగర్ , హైదరాబాద్
context_page_description: Domino's Pizza, Inc., branded as Domino's, is an American multinational pizza restaurant chain founded in 1960. The corporation is headquartered at the Domino's Farms Office Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and incorporated in Delaware.
context_section_description: On May 12, 1983, Domino's opened its first international store, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. That same year, Domino's opened its 100th store, its first in Vancouver, Washington. In 1985, the chain opened their first store in the United Kingdom in Luton. Also, in 1985, Domino's opened their first store in Tokyo, Japan. In 1993, they became the second American franchise to open in the Dominican Republic and the first one to open in Haiti, under the direction of entrepreneur Luis de Jesús Rodríguez. By 1995, Domino's had expanded to 1,000 international locations. In 1997, Domino's opened its 1,500th international location, opening seven stores in one day across five continents. By 2014, the company had grown to 6,000 international locations and was planning to expand to pizza's birthplace, Italy; this was achieved on October 5, 2015, in Milan, with their first Italian location. CEO Patrick Doyle, in May 2014, said the company would concentrate on its delivery model there.
  In February 2016, Domino's opened its 1,000th store in India.
  In 1995, Domino's Pizza entered China through the Pizza Vest Fast Food Group, which also owned the rights to operate Domino's Pizza in 11 Southeast Asian countries.
caption: Domino's outlet in Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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