Domino's Pizza turnaround
Event in Marketing
Domino's Pizza turnaround has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including We Fixed It, You're Welcome. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Brandon SolanoCEO of RAVE Restaurant Group (Pizza Inn, Pie Five); former Domino's VP and former CMO of Wendy's and Papa Murphy's
Solano described the untestable Domino's relaunch as a career-threatening gamble.
“I wasn't worried that I'd get fired. I was sure I'd get fired. I was worried I'd never work again”
We Fixed It, You're Welcome: Reheating Pizza Hut: Can We Deliver a Comeback? (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 28:32
Solano said internal taste tests showed Domino's pizza finishing last against Pizza Hut and Papa John's before the turnaround.
“We tested it against Pizza Hut and Papa John's. And we finished third of three. We were dead last”
We Fixed It, You're Welcome: Reheating Pizza Hut: Can We Deliver a Comeback? (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 28:14
Solano recounted redesigning Domino's stores with an open 'Pizza Theater' layout, which he said raised sales in reimaged stores.
“Domino's, we turned the store on the side for pizza theater where you could see your pizza being made”
We Fixed It, You're Welcome: Reheating Pizza Hut: Can We Deliver a Comeback? (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 21:34
Podcasts
- We Fixed It, You're Welcome · 1 episode
Episodes
Reheating Pizza Hut: Can We Deliver a Comeback?We Fixed It, You're Welcome · Nov 3, 2026 · 51 min
Aaron Wolpoff and Chino Nnadi talk with RAVE Restaurant Group CEO Brandon Solano about Pizza Hut's sale to LongRange Capital and propose a turnaround plan.