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Purchasing policy of core products is influenced by the recipes that are
set from the US, but produced within the UK and Europe. The main area of
scope is protecting the business from food inflation where possible and
also support innovation.

All ingredients for the dough bases are sourced from head office in the
UK due to economies of scale. The company currently sources a small
proportion of its produce locally, but is open to looking at locally produced
product that would enhance the pizza offering. This is also an opportunity
for suppliers to supply across entire Domino’s group.

The UK head office has full scope for purchasing of products for the UK
and Irish markets and offers support to other markets under it’s umbrella,
including Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Switzerland.

HACCP and BRC grade A are mandatory requirements for all suppliers.
Domino’s risk assesses each new supplier and conducts supplier audits
either through a third party or direct. Domino’s will bear the cost of food
safety audits where required. The company also requires all suppliers to
have membership of the Sedex self-auditing system.

The company generally operates 12 months contracts, but longer
terms with some of the more strategic partners. Purchasing decisions
are influenced by a team including Procurement, Technical, Product
Development and Marketing.
All new products are subject to review by the Franchise advisory council.
Final purchasing terms are the responsibility of the Head of Procurement.

Domino’s operates five distribution depots in the UK and Ireland, with
the Irish depot based in Naas, Co. Kildare. These depots are distribution
centres, with four producing dough also.
All orders are placed centrally for each depot, with deliveries made to each
outlet from one of these three depots. The company has a fleet of over 12
multi temperature vehicles in Ireland.

The company operates an online purchasing system where the manager of
each outlet can place their order requirements.

Calorie count and nutritional analysis of products from new suppliers is a
pre-requisite, as Domino’s include calorie counts on their menus.

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