Tom Monaghan
Subtitle: Domino's Pizza innovator
By: Sheila Griffin Llanas
Series: Food dudes; Food dudes
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781624033162
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Domino's Pizza (Firm); Restaurateurs; Juvenile literature; Businessmen; Biography
Description: "In this title, unwrap the life of talented Dominos Pizza innovator Tom Monaghan! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude, beginning with his childhood in a Michigan orphanage and foster care. Students can follow Monaghans success story from college dropout to US Marine Corps to successful pizza chain businessman. Monaghans family and retirement years are also highlighted. Engaging text familiarizes readers with topics of interest including his influence on pizza delivery standards. An entertaining sidebar, a helpful timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement the historical and color photos showcased in this inspiring biography."--The publisher.
Notes: Grade 8-12.
Table of contents: title: A Michigan boy; title: A rough childhood; title: The marines; title: The pizza biz; title: A low point; title: Pizza principles; title: A new name in the pizza game; title: The pizza hustle; title: An industry niche : all about delivery; title: Pizza in thirty minutes; title: guaranteed; title: Success at last; title: Domino's today; title: Timeline.