If you're near the NH seacoast today, January 27, 2008, stop in for the second annual Seacoast Pizza Bowl, sponsored by the Hampton, NH, rotary club.
For $7 admission adults (children attend free) you can sample pizza from all of the NH Seacoast's fine pizza restaurants and vote on your favorite pizza pie. The price of admission allows you to sample as much cheese and specialty pizza as you can eat. Categories for best crust, best sauce, best cheese and best specialty pizza will be voted upon.
The proceeds will benefit the Rotary Club of Hampton, NH, which donates $30,000 annually to worthy charities.
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Monday, 21 January 2008
Domino's Expands in Turkey
Domino's has announced plans to expand its presence in Turkey, opening up 33 new locations. What I found truly interesting is that in Turkey, the pizza delivery drivers often go on to open up their own Domino's franchise store.
Domino's Pizza Turkey General Manager Aslan Saranga said that pizza sales go up in rainy weather or when there's an important sports event on TV. Hmmm... sounds familiar. He also said that both the Italian style pizza and their local Turkish pizza are big sellers. For a recipe for homemade Turkish pizza go here.
Turkish Daily News
Domino's Pizza Turkey General Manager Aslan Saranga said that pizza sales go up in rainy weather or when there's an important sports event on TV. Hmmm... sounds familiar. He also said that both the Italian style pizza and their local Turkish pizza are big sellers. For a recipe for homemade Turkish pizza go here.
Turkish Daily News
Sunday, 6 January 2008
Domino's Driver Shoots Robber
Almost every day I see news items about a pizza delivery driver who is robbed, assaulted and even killed. And yet, a Domino's delivery driver who shot an assailant who robbed him (the accomplice fled with the pizza, the soda and the money) would have faced disciplinary action if he hadn't resigned after the incident.
Domino's has a strict rule against their drivers carrying weapons. They think that telling the driver to be careful and not carry a lot of cash is going to help keep them safe. The number of robberies every week in the news is proof that their precautionary measures don't keep drivers safe.
Even if a driver empties his wallet of order payments and tips each time he returns to the shop, he is still going to have some money on him after just one trip. Obviously these guys who rob delivery drivers are willing to accept a small take. They are also willing to kill for it.
Although it may not make anyone feel safe to think that their delivery driver has a loaded weapon, it doesn't change the fact that in this case, that weapon saved the driver and stopped a criminal.
Of course, customers suspecting the driver is armed might make them think twice about stiffing him on the tip.
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Domino's has a strict rule against their drivers carrying weapons. They think that telling the driver to be careful and not carry a lot of cash is going to help keep them safe. The number of robberies every week in the news is proof that their precautionary measures don't keep drivers safe.
Even if a driver empties his wallet of order payments and tips each time he returns to the shop, he is still going to have some money on him after just one trip. Obviously these guys who rob delivery drivers are willing to accept a small take. They are also willing to kill for it.
Although it may not make anyone feel safe to think that their delivery driver has a loaded weapon, it doesn't change the fact that in this case, that weapon saved the driver and stopped a criminal.
Of course, customers suspecting the driver is armed might make them think twice about stiffing him on the tip.
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Australians Want Large Pizzas
One pizza chain in Australia is making a lot of noise about the size of pizzas, after some independent sites found that some pizza chains were shrinking the sizes of large pizzas. Eagle Boys, an Australian pizza chain, has made their campaign for a proper large size pizza at www.fullsizepizza.com.
Apparently, Australians love their large pizzas as this youtube video has been gettings thousands of hits and support. Apparently, Domino's shruck their pizza size by 20% and didn't inform customers of the change.
Hey, people love their pizza, why wouldn't they want more rather than less?
Thursday, 13 December 2007
Rain or Snow - The Pizza Driver Delivers
We're expecting a lot of snow and bad weather tonight. It's the kind of night where people all rush off to the grocery store to clean out the shelves of bread and milk because they fear being snowbound, or they go straight home and order pizza. The fearless pizza delivery dude will always brave the storm.
I have a friend who is a pizza delivery driver part time. She hates winter because of people with steep front stairs that don't clear them of snow and ice but expect the pizza delivery person to climb them anyway, or those who have long, icy driveways. There are those who don't turn on a porch light or tell the driver to go to the more accessible side door to make it easier. The final insult is sometimes a very small tip or no tip at all.
So, if the weather is inclement where you are and you think how nice it would be to have someone just bring you a pizza, think also about the delivery person. This is their living, that's why they go out in weather that you won't venture forth in. That's why they climb those icy stairs and take a risk driving on slick roads. Think about how you would want to be treated if you were doing that for someone else.
Take a moment to turn on the front light. Answer the phone if it rings, it's possible that the delivery guy can't find your house and needs more directions. Don't order a pizza and then jump in the shower so that you aren't there to answer the door. Throw some ice melt out on the stairs and if you have a ground-level door, tell them to go to that door instead of climbing your stately, 13-step front stairs. Above all, think of what they are doing to bring your dinner and to make a living and always tip the driver. It's how you would want to be treated if you were the delivery person.
I have a friend who is a pizza delivery driver part time. She hates winter because of people with steep front stairs that don't clear them of snow and ice but expect the pizza delivery person to climb them anyway, or those who have long, icy driveways. There are those who don't turn on a porch light or tell the driver to go to the more accessible side door to make it easier. The final insult is sometimes a very small tip or no tip at all.
So, if the weather is inclement where you are and you think how nice it would be to have someone just bring you a pizza, think also about the delivery person. This is their living, that's why they go out in weather that you won't venture forth in. That's why they climb those icy stairs and take a risk driving on slick roads. Think about how you would want to be treated if you were doing that for someone else.
Take a moment to turn on the front light. Answer the phone if it rings, it's possible that the delivery guy can't find your house and needs more directions. Don't order a pizza and then jump in the shower so that you aren't there to answer the door. Throw some ice melt out on the stairs and if you have a ground-level door, tell them to go to that door instead of climbing your stately, 13-step front stairs. Above all, think of what they are doing to bring your dinner and to make a living and always tip the driver. It's how you would want to be treated if you were the delivery person.
Saturday, 1 December 2007
Win an XBox 360 from Domino's
Domino's Pizza is giving away an XBox 360 consoles with a Project Gotham Racing 4 game to 120 lucky winners between now and December 12, 2007. To enter, order pizza online at
Domino's or enter to win without ordering at http://dominos.com/home.xbox.jsp. You can enter once per day. If you don't already have an account with Domino's online, you will be required to set one up.
Winners may also get a 48-hour XBox Live Gold Membership trial. You can win this however, even if you don't have an XBox , as I did. I will continue to try to win an Xbox360 to go with it.
Domino's or enter to win without ordering at http://dominos.com/home.xbox.jsp. You can enter once per day. If you don't already have an account with Domino's online, you will be required to set one up.
Winners may also get a 48-hour XBox Live Gold Membership trial. You can win this however, even if you don't have an XBox , as I did. I will continue to try to win an Xbox360 to go with it.
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