dough and ingredients nationwide, keeping the company's pizza consistently delicious. Other pizza and fast food companies in the U.S have adopted this same system. Fresh and delicious pizza has always been a priority at Domino's Pizza. Domino's was the first to use a fiberglass tray for dough, which simplified dough handling and ensured better preservation. Domino's was the innovator behind the sturdy, corrugated pizza box, which keeps moisture from weakening the box, while preventing cheese from sticking to the top during delivery. A delicious, crisp crust is one of the most important parts of the pizza. In search of the perfect crust, Domino's developed the pizza screen, a mesh tray that helps cook pizza crust more evenly than a tray made of wood or stainless steel. Today it's hard to miss pizza delivery cars -- thanks to Domino's Pizza. Domino's invented the 3-D car-top sign, which is currently used by a variety of industries, including taxis and driving schoolsCompany historyIn 1960 Tom Monaghan and brother James purchase "DomiNick's," a pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Monaghan borrowed $500 to buy the store. Then in 1961 brother James trades his half of the business to Tom for a Volkswagen Beetle. By 1965 Tom Monaghan is sole owner of company, and renames the business "Domino's Pizza, Inc."Next Tom opens the first Domino's Pizza franchise store opens in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1967. Then in 1968 the company headquarters and commissary are destroyed by fire, also the first Domino's store outside of Michigan opens in Burlington, Vermont. Then in 1975 Amstar Corp., maker of Domino Sugar, files a trademark infringement lawsuit against Domino's Pizza and then in 1978 the 200th Domino’s pizza store opens. Now it is 1980 and a Federal court rules Domino's Pizza did not infringe on the Domino Sugar trademark and Tom gets to keep his trademark. I n 1983 Domino's first international store opens in Winnipeg, Canada. The 1,000th...
