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Domino’s fight against third-party delivery seems to be working: same-store sales grow 3.4% and revenue beats expectationsDomino’s fight against third-party delivery seems to be working: same-store sales grow 3.4% and revenue beats expectations

Domino’s stock jumps 25% as the pizza chain reports strong fourth quarter earnings

Joanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor

February 20, 2020

4 Min Read
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Joanna Fantozzi

As third-party delivery continued to domineer the restaurant industry in 2019, Domino’s Pizza, Inc. stood fast to its strict in-house delivery-only policies. Although they are in a small minority, the anti-aggregators strategy appears to be working in their favor for now.  

The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based pizza chain reported yet another strong quarter of earnings for the fourth quarter of 2019, ended December 29, 2019, with same-store sales growth of 3.4% in the U.S., with 3.2% growth for FY 2019, and 1.7% same-store sales growth internationally, with 1.9% growth for FY 2019. Same-store sales improvement was driven by ticket and order growth.

After a shaky first few quarters of 2019 in which Domino’s appeared to falter in the fa...

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About the Author

Joanna Fantozzi

Senior Editor

Joanna Fantozzi is a Senior Editor for Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She has more than seven years of experience writing about the restaurant and hospitality industry. Her editorial coverage ranges from profiles of independent restaurants around the country to breaking news and insights into some of the biggest brands in food and beverage, including Starbucks, Domino’s, and Papa John’s.  

Joanna holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature and creative writing from The College of New Jersey and a master’s degree in arts and culture journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Prior to joining Informa’s Restaurants and Food Group in 2018, she was a freelance food, culture, and lifestyle writer, and has previously held editorial positions at Insider (formerly known as Business Insider) and The Daily Meal. Joanna’s work can also be found in The New York Times, Forbes, Vice, The New York Daily News, and Parents Magazine. 

Her areas of expertise include restaurant industry news, restaurant operator solutions and innovations, and political/cultural issues.

Joanna Fantozzi has been a moderator and event facilitator at both Informa’s MUFSO and Restaurants Rise industry events. 

Joanna Fantozzi’s experience:

Senior Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (August 2021-present)

Associate Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (July 2019-August 2021)

Assistant Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group (Oct. 2018-July 2019)

Freelance Food & Lifestyle Reporter (Feb. 2018-Oct. 2018)

Food & Lifestyle Reporter, Insider (June 2017-Feb. 2018)

News Editor, The Daily Meal (Jan. 2014- June 2017)

Staff Reporter, Straus News (Jan. 2013-Dec. 2013)

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