The QSR chain has become the first in India to achieve this milestone with the last 500 restaurants being introduced over the past 29 months
Domino’s unveiled the opening of its 2000th store in the country. The brand celebrated this occasion by opening seven new stores in its seven operating regions nationwide. Domino’s Pizza India opened its first store in New Delhi in 1996 and today serves over 200 million pizzas annually through 2,000 stores spread across 421 cities.
While the first 500 stores in the country took over 16 years, the last 500 have come only in 29 months. Domino’s is often the first international chain to enter new cities like Sasaram, Sultanpur, Madikeri, Girdih and Baramati. The company continues to creatively expand its store presence across multi-tier cities in the form of high-street stores, mall stores, highways, colleges and airport terminals, covering a varied set of occasions in the life of customers. Domino’s has opened one new store every two days post-Covid, Domino’s operates more than 20,000 stores worldwide.
Over the years, the company has localised its Pizza offering through innovations like Paratha pizza and has customised toppings to suit the local palate of millions of young Indians. In March 2024, the company announced free delivery on all orders above Rs 150.
Sameer Khetarpal, CEO and MD, Jubilant FoodWorks emphasised the brand’s commitment to expansion and customer delight, “We are humbled to achieve the milestone of 2000 stores in India making us the first QSR in India to cross this mark. We expect to add 180 Domino’s stores in the current financial year.”
On this momentous occasion, Art D’Elia, Executive Vice President-International at Domino’s Pizza stated, “On behalf of Domino’s International, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the entire Domino’s India team for this incredible milestone of 2000 stores. India is the largest market outside of the U.S. in the global Domino’s network. The growth story of Domino’s India is truly a benchmark for all of us. This achievement stands as a testament to the various strategic choices the team has made over three decades to deliver the best pizza experience to our valued customers. ”
Celebrating the 2000-store milestone, Domino’s India has also won an award from the Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Pizza Box Number.’
