Local Domino’s team en route to Las Vegas.
PHILIPSBURG--Ten key Domino’s Pizza team members are at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, this week for the company’s World Wide Rally attended by “Dominoids” from all over the world, a whopping 10,000 this year, to celebrate and reward the efforts, results, and further the training and knowledge of all attendees.
“Each Rally we try to bring six of us, but this year after Irma and all the hard work that our dedicated team members put in during the aftermath, we decided to dig deeper in our pockets and find a way to bring a few more,” said local Domino’s franchisee John Caputo.
The efforts of what the Domino’s St. Maarten team accomplished after Irma, being the first to open; not to sell but to give, did not go unnoticed by Domino’s Corporate. St. Maarten is set to be featured in a video about the island’s recovery and how its team members rallied to help within the community and each other.
The Domino’s World also responded to provide assistance to them through an internal programme called “Partners – Team members helping team members.” Relief assistance was provided to the whole local team to help them rebuild and replace what they had lost.
Caputo is a presenter in a break-out session about thinking and marketing outside the box and taking risks. The session has been booked up to room capacity. Pizza delivery by Jet pack and via Windward Islands Airways International Winair, and post-Irma efforts will be highlighted in the session.
St. Maarten hosted a smaller regional conference last June with attendees from Latin America, South America, Canada, Alaska, Hawaii and the Caribbean.
“They saw St. Maarten at our very best, as the island as a whole really rallied to make it the highest-rated regional meeting to date. Then, just a few short months later, they saw an Island devastated. I can’t wait for them to see how we are bouncing back and how trying times can bring out the best in people,” Caputo said.
Rally attendees will be immersed in the latest Domino’s training, awards, presentations, and celebrations that cap off with a closing party featuring a concert by Earth, Wind and Fire.
There is a lot to celebrate this year, as Domino’s worldwide has become the largest pizza company in the world, surpassing Pizza Hut in market share and volumes; a goal that was expected to happen in 2020 but, through innovations, online ordering and taking some risks, came to fruition a few years early.
Domino’s operates 15,000 locations in 85 countries, including St. Maarten.
