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Domino’s growth slows amid broader slump in pizza sales

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Domino’s reported slower sales growth in its latest quarter, with same-store sales increasing only 0.3%, despite beating profit and revenue expectations. The company's global retail sales growth slowed to 3.2% from 6.3% the previous year. According to Technomic, pizza is now the seventh most popular food category by sales in the US, down significantly since the 1990s when it was second. Domino’s CEO Joe Jordan attributed the slowdown to evolving consumer expectations and introduced a new product, The Domino, but this did not boost average check sizes as anticipated.

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In the third quarter of 2026, Domino's, the world's largest pizza company, reported a mere 0.3% increase in same-store sales despite beating Wall Street expectations for profit and revenue. This growth was significantly lower than previous years; global retail sales growth had slowed to 3.2%, down from 6.3% year-over-year. During this period, pizza's popularity declined, dropping to the seventh most consumed food category in the US by sales volume, behind Mexican cuisine which surpassed it last year. According to market research firm Technomic, pizza is now projected as the lowest-growing major cuisine type for 2026 compared to burgers and Asian food. Domino’s CEO Joe Jordan acknowledged changing consumer expectations during an earnings call, emphasizing the need to adapt to these shifts.

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Domino’s sales slowed in the most recent quarter amid a broader slump in demand for pizza as Americans pinch their pennies. asserted

Americans → slow → pennies

While the largest pizza company in the world beat Wall Street’s expectations on both profit and revenues, its shares swooned by more than 4% Tuesday as it warned about slower growth for the rest of the year and reported a weak 0.3% increase in same-store sales for the quarter. asserted

it → beat → quarter

Global retail sales growth slowed to 3.2% during the quarter, compared to 6.3% a year ago. asserted

growth → slow → %

The humble pie is now the seventh most popular food in the US in terms of sales, down from the second-most-consumed food in the 1990s, according to Technomic, which tracks food and restaurant trends. uncertain

which → consume → trends

Mexican cuisine leapfrogged pizza last year as the sixth-most popular food in terms of total spending, the research organization reported. asserted

organization → leapfrog → spending

“Pizza will be the lowest growing cuisine type of all other major cuisine types including burgers and Asian food this year.” asserted

Pizza → grow → burgers

During an earnings call, Domino’s new CEO Joe Jordan said, “As consumer expectations evolve, growth will come from understanding those changes, meeting customers where they are.” asserted

they → say → customers

To that end, Domino’s launched The Domino, an individual pizza, to mixed results. asserted

Domino → launch → results

The lower-priced pie likely dragged down the average check size, wrote Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Michael Halen. asserted

Halen → price → size

At least three independent, smaller chains filed for bankruptcy protection last year, including Pieology Pizzeria, Anthony Coal Fired Pizza & Wings and Bertucci’s Brick Oven Pizza and Pasta. asserted

chains → file → Pizzeria

Meanwhile larger pizza chains like Pizza Hut, Papa John’s and Papa Murphy’s are in play, with Yum! announcing in June that it reached an agreement to sell Pizza Hut to a private equity firm for $2.7 billion. asserted

it → announce → billion

Papa John’s — which is closing hundreds of stores next year — is reportedly exploring a bid to from a private equity firm to take it private while Papa Murphy’s – owned by MTY Food Group – is reportedly exploring a sale. uncertain

Murphy → close → sale

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