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Folks React To Domino s Pizza Closing Its Doors To The Last Store In Italy After Failing To Impress Locals

Darja Zinina and
Monika Pašukonytė
Traveling is a crucial aspect of human life, as it gives us the opportunity to unwind and get away from that tiring, dreary lifestyle. We get to try out new, exciting and authentic things, and it doesn't matter if you go overseas or to a nearby town that you've never had the chance to visit – you're guaranteed to have a blast. Exploring things and discovering places is an unforgettable experience that you'll reminisce about until the end of your days. Besides, let's not forget that we live in a world full of glorious foods and dishes that you can try: English breakfasts, sweet pastries, mouth-watering ramen, Turkish kebabs for the drunk munchies, and pretty much the best and most versatile thing on the planet – pizza. Speaking of which, have you heard about Domino's Pizza's recent retreat from Italy?

Fast-food giant says arrivederci to Italy and folks aren t surprised

Image credits: JJBers For those of you who are unfamiliar with the fast-food industry, Domino's Pizza is the top pizza brand in the UK and a significant participant in the Republic of Ireland. According to the organization's website, they're "passionate about becoming the number one pizza company in the world and in every neighbourhood" – so it seems, judging by the fact that they were bold enough to introduce the Americanized pizza to the homeland of the dish.

Domino s Italy files for bankruptcy 7 years after introducing their stores to the country

Image credits: college.library A well-known American pizza restaurant that has approximately 15,000 branches in over 83 countries has recently announced its exit from Italy. The pizza place started out as "DomiNick's" when the founders, Tom and James, opened their very first store in Michigan. Their plan was to deliver hot, freshly made pizzas in a timely fashion, and for the most part, it's safe to say that they succeeded. But we're all bound to fail at some point, right? Image credits: BloombergUK The court granted the company a 90-day protection period amid its bankruptcy filing in April 2022; the 90 days ended in July this year, and Domino's pizza said its final farewell to Italy and its citizens.

Netizens have shared their hilarious reactions to the restaurant s departure from Italy

Image credits: MacroAlf Image credits: digimuller The world's most favorite fast food has been around for centuries, or at least variations of it have. Everyone loves it; it's good when it's hot, and it's as equally as delicious when it's cold. We eat it in fancy restaurants, at home, on street corners – you name it. A variety of tasty toppings to tickle everyone's fancy, bread, cheese – it's truly impossible not to love it. Image credits: Millar_Colin Image credits: pourmecoffee The dish was first invented in Naples as a fast, affordable and appetizing meal for working-class folk. The majority of you probably know the saying "Italians live to eat; the rest of the world eats to live." Food is an extremely important part of Italian culture – it has a much bigger meaning than simply supplying the body with essential nutrients. Locals express themselves through food; it's something they're proud of – it matters, and not just nutritionally but historically, culturally and emotionally. Image credits: CGSDemocracy Image credits: pitdesi Image credits: Nick_L_Miller Image credits: world_dais Image credits: Suffolklord Image credits: NickyT27 Image credits: funabridged It's very understandable why Domino's couldn't put down their roots in Italy. It's an ordinary fast-food chain that appeals to those who're happy with eating processed foods; whereas, in Italy, their market relies on tradition where the money-making goal is the least of their concerns. One of the Twitter users reacted to the news with a brilliant statement that summarizes what the majority of us feel about Domino's Pizza's poor attempt of winning over Italians: "today we are discussing entering mature, saturated markets with a crappy product." What do you think about the situation? Did you expect it to happen?

More thoughts concerning Domino s Pizza closing its last franchise in Italy

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Were they being kept afloat by tourists, and therefore the business failed because of Covid? 21 21points reply Seabeast Seabeast Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago When I visited France I was surprised to see American fast food chains and asked someone who ate there. He said "mostly tourists". Given that you can get a better meal from the cafeteria in a Carrefour store, it's just baffling. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Laura Ketteridge Laura Ketteridge Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Some people want to eat familiar food. When there's a language difference, it can make international chains appealing. They know exactly what they are getting, or assume so. To me, this is sad. Eating local food is one of the joys in visiting new countries. 2 2points reply Dre Mosley Dre Mosley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago I live in the US, and don't eat Domino's There are better pizza chains and even better "Mom and Pop" pizza places here. 18 18points reply Mark Berry Mark Berry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago my sentiments exactly, Dre. 6 6points reply Load More Replies... Potato patato Potato patato Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Astoria Pizza Factory is fantastic if you ever go to Astoria NY 2 2points reply Ezigma Ezigma Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Yep. Their sauce is too 'spicy' and they always have to make the toppings have a "crisp". Nasty 1 1point reply Jo L. Jo L. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Thiiiis. My next-door neighbours when I was in college were the owners of one of the best American pizza places in our city (by which I mean it's absolute garbage, but delicious garbage), and they had never until relatively recently paid for advertising. It made sense - we ordered it, liked it, then the next time we had a party we ordered it for all of our friends, and so on and so on. If your business can survive with that model, it's a good business. 1 1point reply Emmydearest Emmydearest Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago My Italian two-cents: In Italy big corporations (in the food field, obviously) are not popular, except McDonald's. We have so many establishments, family owned or not, that the market is simply saturated. The thing is that, except teenagers, Italian people like to eat well. Even in our early twenties, when we're broke, we like to go to a good pizzeria or a good restaurant, have a sit and eat good food. And if I prefer a home delivery I can order from my local pizzeria and get a much better pizza. Not to mention the fact that every pizzeria is different: different ingredients, different recipes... It's not a standard pizza, like a McDonald's hamburger that tastes the same from Milan to Palermo, you know... 8 8points reply Giovanna Giovanna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago And good pizza in Italy is still quite cheap, so... 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Asdomar Asdomar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago My other Italian two cents: I had a domino near work, they were not cheap (a GOOD restaurant would be cheaper) and usually offered pizzas Italians would call abominations; the only pizza chain that survives is Spizzico and only because they are only on hot roads (where is the only thing to eat) or placed with burger king (so that the family member that only eat Italian food won't complain) but it survives not thrive 3 3points reply ί?ＣίŦᵃт?? ί?ＣίŦᵃт?? Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 2 months ago Domino's is indeed an abomination, I'm in the US and would rather starve. It's just not edible. We have other "corporate pizza" here that is cheap but passable (good pizza is pricey), but domino's has gone so far downhill it's simply not an option. 0 0points reply Load More Comments POST Laura Ketteridge Laura Ketteridge Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago My surprise isn't that they are leaving, but it's taken 7 years for this to happen! Were they being kept afloat by tourists, and therefore the business failed because of Covid? 21 21points reply Seabeast Seabeast Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago When I visited France I was surprised to see American fast food chains and asked someone who ate there. He said "mostly tourists". Given that you can get a better meal from the cafeteria in a Carrefour store, it's just baffling. 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Laura Ketteridge Laura Ketteridge Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Some people want to eat familiar food. When there's a language difference, it can make international chains appealing. They know exactly what they are getting, or assume so. To me, this is sad. Eating local food is one of the joys in visiting new countries. 2 2points reply Dre Mosley Dre Mosley Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago I live in the US, and don't eat Domino's There are better pizza chains and even better "Mom and Pop" pizza places here. 18 18points reply Mark Berry Mark Berry Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago my sentiments exactly, Dre. 6 6points reply Load More Replies... Potato patato Potato patato Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Astoria Pizza Factory is fantastic if you ever go to Astoria NY 2 2points reply Ezigma Ezigma Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Yep. Their sauce is too 'spicy' and they always have to make the toppings have a "crisp". Nasty 1 1point reply Jo L. Jo L. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Thiiiis. My next-door neighbours when I was in college were the owners of one of the best American pizza places in our city (by which I mean it's absolute garbage, but delicious garbage), and they had never until relatively recently paid for advertising. It made sense - we ordered it, liked it, then the next time we had a party we ordered it for all of our friends, and so on and so on. If your business can survive with that model, it's a good business. 1 1point reply Emmydearest Emmydearest Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago My Italian two-cents: In Italy big corporations (in the food field, obviously) are not popular, except McDonald's. We have so many establishments, family owned or not, that the market is simply saturated. The thing is that, except teenagers, Italian people like to eat well. Even in our early twenties, when we're broke, we like to go to a good pizzeria or a good restaurant, have a sit and eat good food. And if I prefer a home delivery I can order from my local pizzeria and get a much better pizza. Not to mention the fact that every pizzeria is different: different ingredients, different recipes... It's not a standard pizza, like a McDonald's hamburger that tastes the same from Milan to Palermo, you know... 8 8points reply Giovanna Giovanna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago And good pizza in Italy is still quite cheap, so... 7 7points reply Load More Replies... Asdomar Asdomar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago My other Italian two cents: I had a domino near work, they were not cheap (a GOOD restaurant would be cheaper) and usually offered pizzas Italians would call abominations; the only pizza chain that survives is Spizzico and only because they are only on hot roads (where is the only thing to eat) or placed with burger king (so that the family member that only eat Italian food won't complain) but it survives not thrive 3 3points reply ί?ＣίŦᵃт?? ί?ＣίŦᵃт?? Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 2 months ago Domino's is indeed an abomination, I'm in the US and would rather starve. It's just not edible. We have other "corporate pizza" here that is cheap but passable (good pizza is pricey), but domino's has gone so far downhill it's simply not an option. 0 0points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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