Profile: Domino's Pizza Inc (DPZ)

Domino's Pizza, Inc., incorporated on July 30, 2002, is a pizza restaurant chain company. As of January 1, 2017, the Company operated in over 13,800 locations in over 85 markets around the world. The Company operates through three segments: domestic stores, international franchise and supply chain. Its basic menu features pizza products in various sizes and crust types. Its stores also offer oven-baked sandwiches, pasta, boneless chicken and wings, bread side items, desserts and soft drink products. International markets vary toppings by country and culture, such as squid toppings in Japan or spicy cheese in India, and feature regional specialty items, such as a banana and cinnamon dessert pizza in Brazil.

Domestic Stores

As of January 1, 2017, the Company's Domestic Stores segment consisted primarily of its franchise operations, which consisted of 4,979 franchised stores located in the contiguous United States. It also operated a network of 392 domestic Company-owned stores located in the contiguous United States, as of January 1, 2017. The Company uses its Company-owned stores as test sites for new products and promotions, as well as operational improvements. As of January 1, 2017, its network of 4,979 domestic franchise stores were owned and operated by 799 domestic franchisees.

International Franchise

As of January 1, 2017, the Company's International Franchise segment consisted of a network of franchised stores in over 85 international markets. As of January 1, 2017, the Company had 8,440 international franchise stores. As of January 1, 2017, the Company had operations in India, United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, Turkey, Japan, Canada, South Korea, France and Germany. In selected markets, the Company franchises directly to individual store operators.

Supply Chain

As of January 1, 2017, the Company's supply chain segment operated 18 regional dough manufacturing and food supply chain centers in the United States, one thin crust manufacturing center, one vegetable processing center and one center providing equipment and supplied to certain of its domestic and international stores. The Company also operates five dough manufacturing and food supply chain centers in Canada. Its supply chain segment leased a fleet of over 650 tractors and trailers, as of January 1, 2017. As of January 1, 2017, the Company supplied over 5,800 stores with various food and supplies.

The Company competes with Pizza Hut, Papa John's and Little Caesars Pizza.