Everyone knows that when it comes to fun food, pizza is the king. But there's a lot about pizza you probably didn't know, which is why we've cooked up these fun pizza facts. We should warn you however, by the time you finish reading these, you may want to order one!
Business as usual... Pizza is a $35 billion per year industry.1
Domino's delivered 400 million pizzas last year that's a pizza (and a slice) for every man, woman and child in the United States.
Domino’s opened its 5,000th store in the U.S. on January 26, 2006 in Huntley, Ill. Simultaneously, Domino’s 3,000th international store (and 8,000th worldwide) opened in Panama City, Panama.
Domino’s World’s Fastest Pizza Maker Dennis Tran (right) makes three large pizzas in just 46.4 seconds. >>>>
Domino's drivers cover 9 million miles each week in the U.S. alone. (That's 37 trips to the moon every week!)
It's all in the numbers... Super Bowl Sunday is typically Domino’s busiest day of the year. The Domino’s team anticipates delivering 1.3 million pizzas nationwide on game day—a third more than a typical Sunday.
Ever wonder what the three dots stand for in the Domino’s Pizza logo? They represent the first three Domino’s stores. At the time, the plan was to add a dot for every new store. Obviously, that plan ran out of steam (or, more appropriately, space).
Domino's and the U.S.According to an American Dairy Association random sampling survey, pizza is America's fourth most craved food, behind cheese, chocolate and ice cream.
Approximately 3 billion pizzas are sold in the U.S. each year.1
There are approximately 69,000 pizzerias in the U.S.
Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second.1
Each man, woman and child in America eats an average of 46 slices (23 pounds) of pizza each year.2
1 Source: National Association of Pizza Operators