Domino's Pizza

Domino's Pizza (or Domino's for short) is an American multinational pizza restaurant chain founded on December 9, 1960 in Ypsilanti, Michigan by Richard Allison.
== History ==
In 1960, Tom Monaghan and his brother, James, took over the operation of DomiNick's, an existing location of a small pizza restaurant chain that was owned by Dominick DeVarti, at 507 Cross Street in Ypsilanti, Michigan, near Eastern Michigan University. The deal was secured by a $500 down payment, then the brothers borrowed $900 to pay for the place. The brothers planned to split the work hours evenly, but James did not want to quit his job as a full-time postman to keep up with the demands of the new business. Within eight months, James traded his half of the business to Tom for a Volkswagen Beetle that was used for pizza deliveries.
By 1965, Tom Monaghan had purchased two additional pizzerias; he now had a total of three locations in the same county. Monaghan wanted the stores to share the same branding, but the original owner prohibited him from using the DomiNick's name. One day, an employee, Jim Kennedy, returned from a pizza delivery and suggested the name "Domino's". Monaghan seemed to like the idea and officially renamed the business Domino's Pizza in 1965.
After being renamed, Domino's Pizza began to increase in popularity. It opened it first franchise location in 1967, and by 1978, the company had expanded to more than 200 locations. In 1975, Domino's faced a lawsuit by Amstar Corporation, the maker of Domino Sugar, alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition. On May 2, 1980, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found in favor of Domino's Pizza.
On May 12, 1983, Domino's opened its first international location, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Later in the same year, Domino's opened its 1000th location, its first in Vancouver, Washington. In 1985, Domino's opened their first intercontinental locations; one in Luton, United Kingdom and the other one in Tokyo, Japan. In 1993, Domino's opened locations in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In 1995, Domino's had over 1,000 international locations. In 1997, Domino's reached another milestone with 1,500 international locations by establishing seven locations in five different continents.
In 1998, Domino's founder Tom Monaghan announced his retirement, sold 93 percent of the company to Bain Capital, Inc. for about $1 billion, and ceased being involved in day-to-day operations with the company. A year later, Domino's named Dave Brandon as its new CEO. In 2004, after 44 years as a privately held company, Domino's began trading common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. In January 2006, Domino's opened its 5,000th location in Huntley, Illinois and 3,000th international location in Panama City, Panama, bringing the total to 8,000 locations worldwide. By 2018, Domino's reached a milestone with 15,000 locations worldwide.
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