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DOMINOS’S CHARITIES
Domino’s stores play an integral part in their local communities, and we strive to make a difference in the lives of those in need in the communities where we operate. Six of our markets have their own registered charity: Minds & Meals in Australia and New Zealand, the Dominoid gGmbH charity in Germany, the Sanchoku Domino’s Foundation® in Japan, La Fondation Domino’s in France and the Domino’s Foundation in The Netherlands. These charities receive financial support from Domino’s and have Domino’s employees serving on their boards.
Markets that do not have their own registered charity often work with long-term local partners – usually non-profit organisations – to support local communities. Common areas of focus include youth, entrepreneurship and food security-based charities. A prime example of this type of partnership is our work with the youth-focused non-profit organisation JINC in Belgium and The Netherlands.
MINDS & MEALS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
In February 2024, we relaunched our ANZ charity to better align with causes our people and customers are passionate about. Formerly Give for Good and now Minds & Meals, the charity was originally founded in Australia in 2016 and New Zealand in 2022.
Minds & Meals receives funds through our generous customers who choose to round up their order amount to the nearest dollar for charity. We also have a matched Workplace Giving Programme, in which every dollar donated by our employees through payroll is matched dollar for dollar by Domino’s, doubling our impact. In FY24, employee workplace giving donations increased by 3% and totalled AUD 100,121 compared with AUD 96,872 in FY23.
At Minds & Meals, our mission is twofold: to support youth mental health and to provide comfort through the simple pleasure of sharing a pizza in times of disaster. We understand that mental wellbeing and a hot meal can be powerful allies in navigating life’s greatest challenges.
As a significant employer of young people, Domino’s recognises the urgent need for youth mental health support in our communities. In Australia in 2023, mental health conditions were the biggest burden for young people aged 15–24, with suicide sadly the leading cause of death, and in New Zealand, nearly one in four young adults are suffering from high levels of anxiety, fatigue and depression.
Domino’s Minds & Meals aims to create a positive impact by partnering with local mental health organisations to help young people access the support they need, when they need it. We are proud to partner with headspace in Australia and Youthline in New Zealand to support even more young people to thrive.
The donations in FY24 are outlined below:
SANCHOKU DOMINO’S FOUNDATION® JAPAN
As a member of the food industry, Domino’s Japan wants to contribute to the current success and future development of Japan’s primary producers – after all, the quality of our pizza product depends on good produce. In May 2022, we launched the Sanchoku Domino’s Foundation®, a fractional donation programme where customers can choose to donate fractions of less than 100 yen per order. Proceeds from these donations support producers in Japan through projects that address social and environmental issues. During FY24, we collected JPY 16,754,588 (AUD 171,385) in donations.
DOMINOID gGmbH GERMANY
Dominoid gGmbH was founded in 2022 and is actively committed to providing free, healthy meals at schools in Germany. Initiated by Domino’s Pizza Germany, Dominoid gGmbH supports other non-profit organisations with the common goal of educating children and young people about conscious nutrition and the origin of food. Domino’s Pizza Germany felt a strong responsibility to use our power as a global business to support our local communities in need. As food is at the heart of our business and no child deserves to be hungry, we were shocked to learn how common and severe malnutrition is among school children in Germany. That is why, in 2022, we tested an approach to overcoming this situation in a school near Berlin to try to better understand how to provide the most effective support. Domino’s Pizza Germany has laid the foundation to provide a high-quality fresh breakfast once a week for around 28 children.
FONDATION DOMINO’S FRANCE
Fondation Domino’s France was launched in 2021 and is hosted in ‘Fondation de France’. The mission of the charity is to support inclusive education in France by promoting equal access to education for children, adolescents and young adults, particularly those with disabilities, through social inclusion. We support two associations by providing a EUR 40,000 (AUD 65,996) combined donation per year. We also organise national campaigns to raise donations and have ‘Round Up for Charity’ donations in place throughout the year on our online ordering system. In 2024, we raised more than EUR 18,000 (AUD 29,698) through national campaigns, EUR 37,000 (AUD 61,046) through the international Pizza Day and around EUR 15,000 (AUD 24,748) through the Round Up.
DOMINO’S FOUNDATION IN THE NETHERLANDS
Our newest charity is the Domino’s Foundation in The Netherlands, which was launched in February 2024. This foundation is committed to creating a better world by providing financial contributions to projects and charities such as JINC and by contributing colleagues’ knowledge, time and network. Customers can contribute to the charity by rounding up their order
