Month: January 2008

For a Franchise, Success Is in the Hiring

According to a news report from www.nytimes.com, “Super Bowl Sunday is weeks away, but Dave Melton, a Domino’s Pizza franchisee in Manhattan, is already gearing up.”

The Economy Looks a Lot Like Pizza

If the recent problems of Domino’s Pizza sound a lot like the issues hanging over the broader American economy, it’s no coincidence. With its dependence on consumers, its sensitivity to the run-up in dairy and wheat prices and a risky decision last year to double its debt in order to pay a huge one-time dividend, the pizza chain’s recent troubles speak volumes about the challenges facing both companies and consumers in the year ahead.