
In 2005, Blackjack donated $8,842.40 to the Bonfils Blood Center Foundation, which Blackjack Pizza selected to be the winner of the "80 Cent Pizza Promotion". Smith's slogan for Blackjack Pizza ads was "Stick with the home team." Philanthropy īlackjack Pizza has donated money to several organizations. ĭenver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith frequently appeared in Blackjack commercials until October 2008 when Blackjack rolled out a new ad campaign featuring the cast of Impulse Theater. The two teens were able to meet Mark Manes, the man who sold them the TEC-9 that they used in the attack, through the connection of Philip Duran, a fellow employee at the Blackjack Pizza store where they worked.

At this pizza parlor, the two teens made important acquaintances who were inadvertently connected to the attack at Columbine High School. Blackjack's tagline is "Better Pizza, Better Price." Įric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the high school seniors who committed the 1999 Columbine High School massacre worked at the Blackjack Pizza store in Littleton, Colorado, and Harris eventually became shift manager. As of 2018 Blackjack Pizza operated 45 stores in five states. In 1988, Blackjack became a franchisor with the sale of several corporate stores to franchisees. The territory became a part of Centennial, which incorporated in 2001 with all of the territory of the Castlewood CDP. The company headquarters, by 1999, was in what was then the Castlewood census-designated place in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado, near Englewood. By 1986, Blackjack had grown to six corporate stores and one franchisee. The company's slogan was "Finally, there's a new game in town." The first Blackjack Pizza store opened on June 29, 1983, in Federal Heights with a second store opening in Greeley by February 1984. Both blackjack and dominoes are games, so he wanted to indicate that Blackjack Pizza was an alternative to Domino's Pizza. Schmuhl named the pizza restaurant after the blackjack game to indicate it was fast food. In exchange for equity, his parents, Jim and Wilma Schmuhl, gave him $10,000 to start Blackjack Pizza. After receiving a business degree in 1981, there were few jobs available, and Schmuhl wanted to provide another option to the major pizza companies.
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While a University of Northern Colorado college student, Vince Schmuhl was a delivery driver for Domino's Pizza. On January 1, 2013, Blackjack Pizza was acquired by Askar Brands. The pizza chain is the largest in Colorado with 800 employees, some of whom work part-time. Please visit our Investor Relations website at to view news, announcements, investor presentations, earnings releases and conference webcasts.Blackjack Pizza is a Colorado-based pizza delivery chain founded in 1983 by a former Domino's Pizza employee, Vince Schmuhl, because Domino's Pizza was the only major pizza delivery company in the Rocky Mountain region and he thought customers would appreciate an alternative. retail sales in 2022 via digital channels and has developed several innovative ordering platforms, including those for Apple CarPlay, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Facebook Messenger, and more.

In the U.S., Domino's generated more than 80% of U.S. Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino's achieve approximately two-thirds of all global retail sales in 2022 from digital channels. Its system is comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for 99% of Domino's stores as of the end of the first quarter of 2023. In the first quarter of 2023, Domino's had global retail sales of over $4.1 billion, with over $2.0 billion in the U.S. Domino's had global retail sales of over $17.5 billion in 2022, with over $8.7 billion in the U.S.

It ranks among the world's top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of more than 20,000 stores in over 90 markets. Ryan Goers, Vice President of Investor event will be archived on the Domino's website for replay.įounded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world, with a significant business in both delivery and carryout pizza. Domino's presentation at the Oppenheimer 23rd Annual Consumer Growth &Į-Commerce Conference, featuring Chief Financial Officer Sandeep Reddy
