Why Domino's Fans Might Be Encouraged To Pick Up Their Own Pizzas

Pizza is staple for Americans. Like it or not, we eat a lot of it. Per the South Florida Reporter, the USDA shares that 13% of people in the United States eat pizza every day. To wit, pizza shops in the United States, according to Statista, made a whopping $46.24 billion in 2020, and while that was down from the $46.34 billion they claimed in 2019, it is still an impressive number given the world was in a lockdown due to Coronavirus. And when it comes to pizza chains, Domino's Pizza leads the way in sales, bringing in $8.3 billion in the U.S. in 2020, per the official website.

Add to these stats the fact that, as Business Insider noted, pizza purveyors really had an advantage when the pandemic left us reliant on food delivery services, because they already had people on their payroll ready to deliver their food, so it's easy to understand why their profits haven't suffered and declined in comparison to other businesses. In fact, Business Insider reported that pizza eateries like Domino's business model helped them to keep "nearly all U.S. stores open" while the traditional sit-down restaurant was not as fortunate. But now, it seems as if Domino's may be feeling a new impact from the pandemic and may start to encourage fans to choose carryout over delivery when they order their next pizza from the chain.