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Domino's Pizza: The Radical Honesty That Fueled a Billion-Dollar Turnaround

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Ken Rutkowski
Sep 04, 2025
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A single viral video in 2009 exposed not just a prank by two rogue employees tampering with food but a deeper rot at Domino's Pizza—a brand synonymous with delivery since 1960, yet plagued by complaints of cardboard crusts and sauce that tasted like ketchup. This moment, amplified across YouTube and early social media, crystallized years of declining sa…

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