The Domino's Pizza company was founded in 1960, by American entrepreneur Tom Monaghan as a single pizzeria in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

[5] The company partially floated its shares on London's Alternative Investment Market in October 1999, by which time it had expanded to a network of almost 200 branches (of which all but eight were franchises).

[6] Certain investors such as Colin Halpern and property entrepreneur Nigel Wray retained significant stakes at this time.

The Domino's share transferred from AIM to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in May 2008,[9] and was promptly added to the FTSE 250 Index at the next quarterly review the following month.

[16] Prospective franchisees are required to pay approximately £280,000[17] to the parent company for the right to operate their own Domino's Pizza outlet.

[18] Once established, the group also provides other services for the franchisee including production of dough, sourcing and delivery of ingredients and training.

[18] Many of the principal shareholders of Domino's Pizza Group are individuals connected with the company including long term investor and non-executive director Nigel Wray and former owner Colin Halpern.

A total of 0.35% of shares are held in treasury stock by the Domino's Pizza Group Employee Benefit Trust.

[31] In November 2012, Domino's launched a gluten free pizza in its stores in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, accredited by Coeliac UK.

[32] In September 2007, the current affairs programme Newsnight reported on the alleged poor treatment of Domino's Pizza employees.