Domino's, Pizza Hut or Something Else?
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (174836)
United States
September 21, 2022 1:56pm CST
Domino's was founded in 1960 by two brothers who bought a small pizza restaurant and chain in Ypsilanti, Michigan, called DomNick's. They made a $500 down payment and borrowed $900. Within 8 months one brother traded his half of the business for the Volkswagen Beetle that they used for deliveries.
Renamed Domino's in 1965, the logo was a domino with three dots to represent the three stores. The first franchise location was opened in 1967. In 1998 93% of the business was sold for $1 billion; and the owner retired.
In 2018 there were 15,000 stores, 5,649 of which were in the United States.
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Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 by two brothers. Within a year they had opened 6 restaurants and began franchising in 1959. PepsiCo acquired Pizza Hut in 1977. In 1997 Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) became part of a new company called Tricon Global Restaurants. In 2002 they became Yumi Brands.
They rebranded in 2014 due to dropping sales...the menu was expanded and uniforms refreshed. In 2019 the red roof and logo design that was used from 1976-1999 was brought back.
As of 2020 there were 17,639 restaurants worldwide.
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We prefer Pizza Hut. When Domino's redid their pizza some years ago, the sauce was too spicy for our liking. We always get the deep dish pizza.
What is your favorite place to get pizza and why? Domino's, Pizza Hut or something else?
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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@LadyDuck (469553)
• Switzerland
23 Sep 22
@LindaOHio Home made is always better, I have a pizza oven at home.
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@porwest (87894)
• United States
21 Sep 22
I like Dominos and both have interesting stories as to how they became to be. That being said, perhaps there is a local mom and pop shop nearby you could try? Whenever I can support a small business, I always feel that is the best way to go.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
There is one local place that we can try. It's further; but still...
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@porwest (87894)
• United States
23 Sep 22
@LindaOHio Probably worth it go the extra distance. Why give all the money to the big boys, is what I say.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
23 Sep 22
@porwest What I don't like is that the local places charge double the amount for a pizza.
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@wolfgirl569 (104196)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Sep 22
Of those 2 Pizza Hut is our favorite. But we are very happy with the local place.
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@wolfgirl569 (104196)
• Marion, Ohio
23 Sep 22
@LindaOHio Ours has a good selection. Including different types of subs, salads, and lasagna. And my smothered potatoes
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
23 Sep 22
@wolfgirl569 The only thing with our local restaurant is that the pizza is twice the price of Pizza Hut's.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
We haven't really tried the local pizza places. We should.
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@Rashnag (30592)
• Surat, India
22 Sep 22
Glad to know about the history of Domino's and Pizza hut. It's interesting. I eat pizza very rarely nowadays. Priorly I use to like pizza hut but nowadays prefer Domino's. There is one local joint here named Den's Pizza in my city which serves good veg pizzas. I generally eat veg pizzas
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
I like a lot of veggies on my pizza too.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
23 Sep 22
@Rashnag Thank you. You take care as well.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
Our Olive Garden is a little far; and their food is acceptable. We should try our local pizza place; but they are so much more expensive.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
@CarolDM That's great. Anytime they are opening up a new store we get excited; but it's always something like a car wash...never a place to eat!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Sep 22
@LindaOHio A new pizza place is opening up soon here. We are all excited.
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@sica98 (2441)
• Malaysia
22 Sep 22
Both but recently I am buying from Domino a lot more and I will be trying one of these new flavors of the month but I haven't decided which one yet .I'm thinking of trying Beef Bulgogi pizza savory spicy and sweet side of Korea, it is said to have juicy beef slices marinated in bulgogi sauce and perfectly baked on a fiery bed of Ssamjeang sauce that will set your taste buds on fire!.The only thing I'm worried about is the whether I can take the spiciness.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
Interesting. We have nothing like that here.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
23 Sep 22
@sica98 We have the standard toppings here...meatballs, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, chicken, black olives, etc.
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@sica98 (2441)
• Malaysia
23 Sep 22
@LindaOHio What are your current flavor of the month in Domino.Here seems to be a korean craze in most of the fast food right now,how bout your side?
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
23 Sep 22
Our local restaurants charge double what Pizza Hut does unfortunately.
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@DaddyEvil (137234)
• United States
21 Sep 22
We order pizza from a convenience store here in our city called Casey's. They make a pizza called Taco Pizza that is really good and they are a block away from our house.
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@DaddyEvil (137234)
• United States
22 Sep 22
@LindaOHio It works for us. And, since nothing in our city delivers, it's convenient, too.
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@JESSY3236 (19819)
• United States
11 Oct 22
I like Domino's, but also like Enzo's Pizzeria and Papa John's.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
12 Oct 22
I've never had a Papa John's Pizza.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
22 Sep 22
@LindaOHio Its good with plenty of cheese.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
I've never heard of that one. I'll have to look for it.
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@sathviksouvik (19148)
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29 Sep 22
In calcutta both pizza hut and dominos are popular
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@sathviksouvik (19148)
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30 Sep 22
@LindaOHio thanks Linda yes there are Indian taste oriented pizza as well
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
29 Sep 22
Do they have regional specials? Something that is just for India?
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
22 Sep 22
We got a Pizza Hut in the neighborhood, so Pizza Hut. Comes fast. I buy mostly frozen, doctor it up adding lots more pepperoni and cheese. Thin crust my favorite.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (83776)
• Rupert, Idaho
21 Sep 22
I prefer pizza hut too...plus they have stuffed crust! The best lol
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
23 Sep 22
@Marty1 I like anything with a lot of melted cheese!!!!
@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
11 Oct 22
If my memory serves me right. I have seen their branch here in our capital city or it's just a franchise deal.
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@RasmaSandra (78814)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Sep 22
I have a Dominoes within walking distance but I never go out lately so I have some frozen pizza in the oven, Of course I will always miss NYC style pizza that was the very best.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
It's nice not to have to go out and pick up food.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
It's good that you have excellent options.
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@LindaOHio (174836)
• United States
22 Sep 22
I would imagine the types of pizza are very different in your country than ours.
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