New Processing Facility will Create 75 Jobs
Domino’s has signed a 68,000-square-foot lease for a new food processing and distribution center in Lexington County, South Carolina. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2019.
Ken Ashley, John Wilkinson and Whitney Hembree of Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office, along with Lee Warfield of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, represented the tenant in the lease negotiations, and Amy Gerber of Cushman & Wakefield’s Business Incentives group secured incentives.
“This new facility will create 75 jobs, and help to meet growing demand from the Lexington County area,” Ashley said. “We are proud to continue to support Domino’s in its expansion throughout the country.”
Hiring is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2019, with the new facility to be delivered in the second quarter of 2020.
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About Domino’s Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world based on global retail sales, with a significant business in both delivery and carryout pizza. It ranks among the world’s top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of over 15,300 stores in over 85 markets. Domino’s had global retail sales of over $12.2 billion in 2017, with more than $5.9 billion in the U.S. and more than $6.3 billion internationally. In the third quarter of 2018, Domino’s had global retail sales of nearly $3.1 billion, with over $1.5 billion in the U.S. and nearly $1.6 billion internationally. Its system is comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for over 97% of Domino's stores as of the third quarter of 2018. Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino’s achieve more than half of all global retail sales in 2017 from digital channels, primarily online ordering and mobile applications. In the U.S., Domino’s generates over 60% of sales via digital channels and has produced several innovative ordering platforms, including Google Home, Facebook Messenger, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo, Twitter and text message using a pizza emoji. In late 2017, Domino’s began an industry-first test of self-driving vehicle delivery with Ford Motor Company – and in April 2018, launched Domino’s HotSpots™, featuring over 200,000 non-traditional delivery locations including parks, beaches, local landmarks and other unique gathering spots.
