Talent Development and Recruiting. Domino’s team members are empowered to drive their own success through different resources, training and early development and leadership pipeline programs. To continue to strengthen our ability to attract and retain talent, in recent years we have made continued investments in frontline team member wage rates in our U.S. Company-owned stores. We also review scores for our team member engagement surveys to identify strengths and opportunities for our brand.
The opportunity and career potential at Domino’s are best represented in a key statistic: substantially all of our U.S. franchisees started as delivery drivers or in other in-store positions. With the vast majority of Domino’s U.S. franchisees developed from within our own system, the opportunity to become a small business owner is a profound and unique aspect of Domino’s culture and strength as a brand. Experienced store managers and other operators can apply for Franchise Management School (“FMS”). At FMS, these operators receive training for a successful transition from store management to store ownership.
Empowering People Efforts. Our mission, rooted in our values, starts with our people. Domino’s team members have a passion for innovation and learning, a commitment to our core values and to delivering the joy of pizza worldwide. We believe that fostering a sense of belonging for everyone promotes a culture where anything is possible. That is why we are committed to building an environment that welcomes, seeks to understand and values everyone’s contribution. We are made better together.
The Company provides enhanced disclosure of the demographic information of our corporate workforce, along with the breakdown of our corporate workforce by race, ethnicity and gender from our consolidated EEO-1 report.
Team Member Engagement. Domino’s is committed to fostering an engaged culture in the workplace where people are respected and appreciated, and where team members listen, learn, and support each other. We define team member engagement as the strength of the connection team members feel toward the work they do, their teams and the overall organization. Every year our aim is to proactively and continuously listen to our team members’ sentiment around their work, direct manager, teams, culture, and overall commitment to the brand. Through deep analyses and leader-led listening sessions, we strive to validate our efforts and commit ourselves to making year-over-year improvement as we propel Domino’s to be a workplace of choice.
Business Resource Groups. One of the ways we engage our team members is through our business resource groups (BRGs), which are open to all team members regardless of demographics. Our BRGs hold company-wide fireside chats featuring inclusive topics and speakers, provide best practice sharing, and help team members enhance professional skills and nurture meaningful work connections. Our five BRGs serve as trusted advisors to functional business groups while continuing to foster a culture of belonging, inclusion and allyship.
Board Oversight. The Board oversees and is regularly updated on the Company’s leadership development and talent management strategies designed to attract, develop and retain global business leaders who can drive financial and strategic growth objectives, enhance Domino’s culture as described below and build long-term shareholder value. The Board formally reviews and discusses management development and succession plans for the Chief Executive Officer and senior management of the Company, including individual senior management transitions as the need arises over the course of the year.
Beyond leadership development, our Board is focused on culture and human capital management priorities for promoting a safe, inclusive and respectful work environment, where employees across our entire workforce feel comfortable bringing their best selves to work, are inspired to act ethically and raise concerns and are enabled to implement new and innovative ideas in the best interests of the business.
As part of its human capital management efforts, the Board also reviews team member engagement surveys and receives updates on management’s plans for addressing concerns or potential areas of improvement. In recognition of the importance of this topic to Domino's, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee also oversees the Company's key human capital and talent management strategies and programs, employee wellness, development, engagement and its total rewards philosophy.
Shareholder Engagement
Shareholder engagement is a vital part of our governance profile, and we maintain active, year-round engagement with our shareholders in pursuit of the continued delivery of sustainable, long-term value to them. We recognize the value of shareholder engagement and take a proactive approach to shareholder outreach. In 2025, we met with approximately 250 investors, totaling more than 60 percent of our outstanding shares to discuss a range of topics, including the performance of the business and our strategic initiatives, in addition to ESG, executive compensation, stewardship and other issues, and to address any questions and concerns. We regularly review certain governance, compensation and other policies and practices in response to comments from our