Dominos HR Report
Dominos HR Report
Dominos HR Report
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENT BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (CAM) 5TH SEM OF MAHARISHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY, ROHTAK SESSION : 2013-2014 UNDER THE GUIDENCE: SUBMITTED BY: MS.PAYALSHARMACHANDAN SINGH LECTURER IN BBA DEPT ROLL NO: 9106 BBA(CAM)5TH SEM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
With profound sense of gratitude and regard, We express our sincere thanks to our guide and mentor for the valuable guidance and the confidence she instilled in our, that helped our in the successful completion of this project report. Without her help, this project would have been a distant affair. Her thorough understanding of the subject and the professional guidance is indeed of immense help to me.
I would also like to thanks Mr. M.M. Halder, Mr. NitinAggarwal, Mr. Amar Kalra, Mr. Vijay Nehra, Mr. Rajeev Khandelwal, Mr. Sunil Bhatia, Mr. AnupSuri, Mr.AjayWadhawan and Mr. R.K. Kukreja and other staff members for their support and cooperation.
(CHANDAN SINGH)
PREFACE
This project is all about the customer satisfaction towards Dominos. In this project I have discussed about the industry overview of the dominos, problems of the company, competitors information, and company profile. In this project we have also discussed about company s s.w.o.t analysis and their trends. We have also discussed 4 p s of marketing mix elements and we have done research design also and make questionnaires and found some positive and negative aspects of the organization. If knowledge is power, then knowledge applied is power realized. Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (CAM) is a professional course, which provides the students with the intelligence, and power they need to conquer the business world of this era. As a part of the curriculum, the students are required to undergo a practical training in a reputed business organization for a stipulated period from 8 weeks. This training gives a first hand knowledge and experience to the student and helps them to know about the real business world. It serves as a direct exposure to an organization and its ways of functioning.
(CHANDAN SINGH)
INDEX
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TOPIC CHAPTER: 1 COMPANY PROFILE CHAPTER:2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE CHAPTER: 3 RESEARCH METHOLOGY CHAPTER: 4 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION CHAPTER: 5 CONCLUSION CHAPTER: 6 SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CHAPTER: 7 APPENDICES 1. BIBLIOGRAPHY 2. WEBSITES 3. QUESTIONARIES
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INTRODUCTION
The fast food industry is on a high as Indians
ingredient for any industry large disposable incomes the food sector has been witnessing a marked
change in consumption patterns, especially in terms of food. An increasing number of international fast food chains rushing to Indiais because all of them see tremendous potential in for this type of business. The large upwardly mobile population in the urban areas tend to eat out more often or business or for leisure. The various players operating in India are the well established Indian chains like Nirulas In addition to these, apparently some of the best known international food chains are looking at India. Among them areSbarro, The Burger King, KFC, Dunkin Donuts, Sub -way, etc. are some of them to name.At present all these players are fighting for a small pie, as fast food is really not a big habit with Indians, but they see a big potential.
The players are fighting on products, pricing, positioning and trying to convert their first trials into regular purchase by providing delightful service quality. The focus is on product quality and standardization on taste. Consistency is the key, as its standardization in fast food as the consumer is short on time and wants to satisfy his taste buds with a consistent taste experience. Beyond this each player has its own strategy to expand consumer base. - Some feel that pricing is not the deciding factor since fast food is not price sensitive market because it is not a single diet of Indians.
- Some others are competing on positioning which is surprisingly varied, giving the small size of the market. - For most, targeting children seems the right strategy. - Advertising is popular. However, with competition hooting up most chains are increasing reach as well as working on establishing a national presence.
DOMINOS RESTAURANTS
DOMINO'S PIZZA
Type
Public (NYSE: DPZ) Restaurants Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. (1960) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. Tom Monaghan, Founder
J. Patrick Doyle, CEO Products Revenue Employees Website Pizza, sandwiches, pasta, chicken wings, desserts increase $1.425 billion USD (2008) 145,000 www.dominos.com
Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) is an international pizza delivery corporation headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1960, Domino's is the second-largest pizza chain in the United States and has nearly 9,000 corporate and franchised stores in 60 international markets and all 50 U.S. states. Domino's Pizza was sold to Bain Capital in 1998 and went public in 2004. The menu features pizza, pasta, oven-baked sandwiches, wings, boneless chicken, salads, breadsticks, cheesesticks, and a variety of dessert items.
In 1960, Tom Monaghan and his brother, James, purchased DomiNick's, a small pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The deal was secured by a US$75 down payment and the brothers borrowed $500 to pay for the store. Eight months later, James traded his half of the business to Tom for a used Volkswagen Beetle. As sole owner of the company, Tom Monaghan renamed the business Domino's Pizza, Inc. in 1965. In 1967, the first Domino's Pizza franchise store opened in Ypsilanti. The company logo was originally planned to add a new dot with the addition of every new store, but this idea quickly faded as Domino's experienced rapid growth. By 1978, the franchise opened its 200th store.
EARLY YEARS
In 1975, Domino's faced a lawsuit by Amstar Corporation, maker of Domino Sugar, alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition. On May 2, 1980, a federal appeals court found in favor of Domino's Pizza.
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION
On May 12, 1983, Domino's opened its first international store, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. That same year, Domino's opened its 1,000th store overall, and by 1995 Domino's had 1,000 international locations. In 1997, Domino's opened its 1,500th international location, opening seven stores in one day across five continents.
SALE OF COMPANY
In 1998, after 38 years of ownership, Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan announced his retirement and sold 93 percent of the company to Bain Capital, Inc. for about $1 billion and ceased being involved in day-to-day operations of the company.A year later, the company named David A. Brandon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
CURRENT ERA
In 2004, after 44 years as a privately held company, an employee of Domino's Pizza rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and the company began trading common stock on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "DPZ".
Industry trade publication Pizza Today magazine named Domino's Pizza "Chain of the Year" in 2003 and did so again in 2010.In a simultaneous celebration in 2006, Domino's opened its 5,000th U.S. store in Huntley, Illinois, and its 3,000th international store in Panama City, making 8,000 total stores for the system. Also that year, the Domino's Pizza store in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland, became the first in Domino's history to hit a turnover of $3 million (2.35 million) per year. As of September 2006, it has 8,238 stores which totaled US$1.4 billion in gross income. In 2007, Domino's introduced its Veterans and Delivering the Dream franchising programs and also rolled out its online and mobile ordering sites. In 2009, Domino's introduced the Pizza Tracker, an online application that allows customers to view the status of their order in
a simulated "real time" progress bar. In addition, the first Domino's with a dining room opened in Stephenville, Texas, giving the customers the option to either eat in or take their pizza home. Since 2005, the voice of Domino's Pizza's national phone ordering service 1800-DOMINOS has been Kevin Railsback.In a 2009 survey of consumer taste preferences among national chains by Brand Keys, Domino's was last tied with Chuck E. Cheese's. In December that year, Domino's announced plans to entirely reinvent its pizza. It began a selfflogging ad campaign in which consumers were filmed criticizing the pizza's quality and chefs were shown developing the new product.The new pizza was introduced that same month, and the following year, Domino's 50th anniversary, the company acquired J. Patrick Doyle as its new CEO experienced a historic 14.3% quarterly gain. While admitted not to endure, the success was described by Doyle as one of the largest quarterly same-store sales jumps ever recorded by a major fast-food chain.
PRODUCTS
The current Domino's menu features a variety of Italian-American entrees and sides. Pizza is the primary focus, with traditional, specialty and custom pizzas available in a variety of crust styles and toppings. Additional entrees include pasta bread bowls and oven-baked sandwiches. The menu offers chicken side dishes, breadsticks and salads, as well as beverages and desserts.
From its founding until the early 1990s, the menu at Domino's Pizza was kept simple relative to other fast food restaurants, to ensure efficiency of delivery.Historically, Domino's menu consisted solely of one pizza in two sizes (12-inch and 16-inch), 11 toppings, and Coke as the only soft drink option.
The first menu expansion occurred in 1989, with the debut of Domino's deep dish, or pan pizza. Its introduction followed market research showing that 40% of American pizza customers preferred thick crusts. The new product launch cost approximately $25 million, of which $15 million was spent on new sheet metal pans with perforated bottoms. Domino's started testing extra-large size pizzas in early 1993, starting with the 30-slice, yard-long "The Dominator".
Domino's tapped into a market trend toward bite-size foods with spicy Buffalo Chicken Kickers, as an alternative to Buffalo Wings, in August 2002. The breaded, baked, white-meat
fillets, similar to chicken tenders, are packaged in a custom-designed box with two types of sauce to "heat up" and "cool down" the chicken.
In August 2003, Domino's announced its first new pizza since January 2000, the Philly Cheese Steak Pizza. The product launch also marked the beginning of a partnership with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, whose beef Check-Off logo appeared in related
In 2008, Domino's once again branched out into non-pizza fare, offering oven-baked sandwiches in four styles, intended to compete with Subway's toasted submarine sandwiches. Early marketing for the sandwiches made varied references to its competition, such as offering free sandwiches to customers named "Jared," a reference to Subway's spokesman of the same name.
The company introduced its American Legends line of specialty pizzas in 2009, featuring 40% more cheese than the company's regular pizzas, along with a greater variety of toppings.That same year, Domino's began selling its BreadBowl Pasta entree, a lightly seasoned bread bowl baked with pasta inside,and Lava Crunch Cake dessert, composed of a crunchy chocolate shell filled with warm fudge. Domino's promoted the item by flying in 1,000 cakes to deliver at Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center near Mount St Helens.
In 2010, the company changed its pizza recipe "from the crust up",making significant changes in the dough, sauce and cheese used in their pizzas. Their advertising campaign admitted to earlier problems with the public perception of Domino's product due to issues of taste.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Domino's management is led by J. Patrick Doyle, CEO from March 2010, formerly president of Domino's USA. Previous chief executive David Brandon, made athletic director of the University of Michigan in January 2010, remains chairman.Among 11 executive vice presidents are Michael Lawton, CFO; Asi Sheikh, Team USA; Scott Hinshaw, Franchise Operations and Development; and Kenneth Rollin, General Counsel.Domino's operations are overseen by a board of directors led by Brandon. Other members of the board are Andrew Balson, Diana Cantor, Mark Nunnelly, Robert Rosenberg and Bud Hamilton.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
In 2001, Domino's launched a two-year national partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. That same year, the company stores in New York City and Washington D.C. provided more than 12,000 pizzas to relief workers following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Through a matching funds program, the corporation donated $350,000 to the American Red Cross' disaster relief effort.[6] In 2004, Domino's began its current partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, participating in the hospital's "Thanks and Giving" campaign since it began in 2004, raising more than $1.3 million in 2006.
Due to a glitch on the Domino's website, the company gave away nearly 11,000 free medium pizzas in March 2009. The company had planned the campaign for December 2008 but dropped the idea and never promoted it. The code was never deactivated though and resulted in the free giveaway of the pizzas across the United States after someone discovered the promotion on the website by typing in the word "bailout" as the promotion code and then
shared it with others on the Internet. Domino's deactivated the code on the morning of Tuesday, March 31, 2009 and promised to reimburse store owners for the pizzas.
Domino's sponsored CART's Doug Shierson Racing, which was driven by ArieLuyendyk, and the team won the 1990 Indianapolis 500. In 2003, Domino's teamed up with NASCAR for a multi-year partnership to become the "Official Pizza of NASCAR."Domino's also sponsored Michael Waltrip Racing and driver David Reutimann during the 2007 season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
30-MINUTE GUARANTEE
Starting in 1973, Domino's Pizza had a guarantee that customers would receive their pizzas within 30 minutes of placing an order, or they would receive the pizzas free. The guarantee was reduced to $3 off in the mid 1980s. In 1992, the company settled a lawsuit brought by the family of an Indiana woman who had been killed by a Domino's delivery driver, paying the family $2.8 million. In 1993, Domino's settled another lawsuit, this one brought by a woman who was injured when a Domino's delivery driver ran a red light and collided with her vehicle. The woman was paid nearly $80 million. The guarantee was dropped that same year because of the "public perception of reckless driving and irresponsibility", according to Monaghan.
In December 2007, Domino's introduced a new slogan, "You Got 30 Minutes", alluding to the earlier pledge but stopping short of promising delivery in a half hour.
TRAINING
Definition:
According to Michael J. Jucius, defines, The term Training is used here to indicate only process by which the aptitudes, skills and abilities of employees to perform specific jobs are increased.
According to Edwin B. Flippo defines, Training is an act of increasing the knowledge and skills of an employ for performing a particular job.
Training enables an employ to do his present job more efficiently and prepare himself for higher level job. The major outcome of Training is learning. A Trainee learns new habits, refined skills and useful knowledge during the Training that helps to improve the performance. Training is practice based and company specific. Training objectives should be set in terms of changes needed in behaviour and performance.
Increase knowledge and skills for doing a particular job. Focuses attention on the current job. Concentrates on individual employees, changing what employees know- how they work, their attitude towards their work on their interaction with their co- workers. Tends to be more narrowly focused and oriented towards short term performance concerns. Training is job oriented. Training is one shot deal. Training seeks to meet the current requirements of the job and the individual. Training is mostly the result of initiatives taken by management.
Newly recruited employees require Training so as to perform their task effectively. Training is necessary to prepare existing employees for higher level jobs (promotion). Training is necessary when a person moves from one job to another (transfer). Training is necessary to make employees mobile and versatile. Training is needed to make employees more productive and useful in the long- run. Training is necessary for solving operational problem.
Increase in productivity. Better and economically use of resources. Reduced Supervision. Fill manpower needs. Increasing organizational stability and flexibility. Better management. Reduced learning time. Better industrial relation. Reduced accidents. Heightened morale. Versatility & adaptability.
TYPES OF TRAINING-
SKILLS TRAINING
This type of Training is most common in organization. The process here is fairly simple. Specific Training objectives are set and Training content is developed to meet those objectives. Several methods are available.
These Basic skills in modern organization (such as lectures, apprenticeship, On the job, coaching etc.).
REFRESHER TRAINING
Rapid changes in technology may force companies to go in for this kind of Training. By organizing short term courses which incorporate the latest developments in a particular field, the company may keeps its employees upto- date and ready to take on emerging challenges.
It involves Training employees to perform operations in areas other than their assigned jobs. Job rotation can be used to provide a manager in one functional area with broader perspective then he would otherwise have departments can exchange personnel for a certain period so that each employee understanding how other departments are functioning. Following benefits of cross functional Training are:
Workers gain rich experience in handling diverse jobs. They can better engineer their own career paths. They become more adaptable and versatile. Helpful in reduces the need of supervision.
TEAM TRAINING:
Team Training generally covers two areas: Content task and Group processes. Content task specify the team goals such as cost control and problem solving. Group process reflect the way members function as a team- how they interact with each other, how they sort out their differences, how they participate etc.
CREATIVITY TRAINING:
Big companies encourage their employees to think unconventionally, break the rules, take risks, go out of the box and devise unexpected solutions.
HOW TO BE CREATIVE?
Postpone judgments: Dont reject any idea Create alternative frames of references Break the boundary of thinking Examine the different aspect of the problem Specify that resources and environment Make a with- list of solutions Borrow ideas from other fields Look for the processes to change or eliminate Think up alternative methods Adopt another persons perspective Question all assumptions
SAFETY TRAINING
Training provided to minimize accidents and damage to machinery is known as safety Training. It involves instruction in the use of safety devices and in safety consciousness.
DIVERSITY TRAINING
Diversity Training consider all the diverse dimensions in the work place- race, gender, age, disabilities, lifestyles, culture, education, ideas and backgrounds while designing a Trainingprogramme.
PROMOTIONAL TRAINING
It involves Training of existing employees to enable them to perform higher level jobs. Employees with potential are selected and they are given Training before their promotion.
OBJECTIVE
INNOVATIVE
PROBLEM SOLVING
REGULAR
Anticipating
* Training clerk
to reduce
* Orientation.
problems before they occur. * Team building sessions with the departments.
complaints.
Training
Recurring
Training of interviewers.
Refresher
METHODS OF TRAINING
(i)
Job Instruction Training: In this method trainee received an overview of the job. Its purpose and its desired outcomes.
(ii)
Coaching: Coaching is a kind of daily Training and feedback given to employees by immediate supervision. It is a process of learning by doing.
(iii)
Mentoring: In this method an experiences employee offering guidance and support to a junior employee so that the latter learns and advances in the organization.
(iv)
Job Rotation: It involves the movement of trainee from one job to another so as to provide cross Training.
(v)
Apprenticeship Training: A Training method that puts trainee under the guidance of a master worker, typically for 2- 5 years.
(i)
Vestibule Training: A Training method involving the creation of Training facilities separate from the regular production area but with the same equipment.
(ii)
Role Playing:A development technique require the trainee to assume a role in a given situation and act out behaviors associated with that role.
(iii)
Lecture Method: It is a traditional and direct method of instruction. The instructor organizes the material and gives to a group of trainees in the form of talk.
(iv)
Conference Approach: It refers to a group meeting according to organized plan. Members participate in oral description.
(v)
Programmed Instruction: An approach that puts material to be learned into highly organized, logical sequences that requires the trainee to respond.
A. Trained workers can work more efficiently. B. They use machines, tools, materials in proper way. Wastage is thus eliminated to a large extent. C. There will be fewer accidents. D. Trained workers can show superior performance. E. Training makes employees more loyal to an organization.
A. Trainingmake an employee more useful to a firm. B. Training makes employees more efficient and effective. C. Training enables employees to secure promotions easily. D. Training helps the employee to more from one organization to another easily. E. Training can enable employees to cope with organization, social and technological change.
AREAS OF TRAINING-
A. Knowledge: Here the trainee learns about a set of rules and regulations about the job, the staff and the products or services offered by the company. The aim is to make the new employee fully aware of what goes on inside and outside the company.
B. Technical Skills: The employee is taught a specific skill (eg., operating a machine, handling computer etc.) so that he can acquire that skill and contribute meaningfully.
C. Social Skills: The employee is learning about himself and others, and to develop a right mental attitude towards the job, colleagues and the company. The principal focus is on teaching the employee how to be a team member and get ahead.
D. Techniques: This involves the application of knowledge and skill to various on the job situations.
E. Motivation: Higher degree of employee participation and involvement motivates them more towards achieving the individual short term goals and the long terms goals of the organization.
F. Perception: Unless a person perceives his task clearly he can not perform to satisfaction.
performance. This will bring them more financial benefits and create greater avenues for promotion. Employees should be motivated to participate whole heartily in Training programmers. C. Use of Previous Training: The previous experiences or education acquired by the employees should also be made use of while planning their Training. The previous background also be used as a foundation for new development. D. Suitable Organizational Condition: The condition prevailing in the organization should be conductive to the Trainingprogramme. The condition should rather encourage employees to learn more and more. The persons learning better techniques of doing the things should be suitably rewarded. E. Involvement Of Trainees: To make Training an effective tool of learning, trainees should also be involved in these programmers. They should be provided with opportunity to practice the newly needed behaviors norms.
ABOUT DEVELOPMENT
Definition: In the works of Michael J. Jucius, Executive development is the programme by which executive capacities to achieve the desired objectives are increased. Mr. Jucius has written that Programme must be related to the development of various interrelated matters, factors and needs. Executive capacities involve different individual abilities of present and prospective managers at different levels of management. In the words of Koontz and ODonnel, Developing a manager is a progressive process in the same sense that educating a person is neither development nor education should be thought of as something that can never be completed, for there are no known limits to the degree to which one may be developed or educated. Executive development is a planned systematic and continuous process of learning and growth by which managers develop their conceptual and analytical abilities to manage.
Development is concerned with overall personality of the candidate. Development improves performance of the mangers by giving them opportunity for growth and development.
OBJECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT
Development is continuous ongoing activity. Development aims at improving total personality of an executive. Development aims at meeting future needs. Development helps the manager to acquire knowledge, skills and abilities. Executives can show superior performance on the job. Development efforts help executives to realize their own career, goals and aspirations in a planned way.
2. Interpersonal Skills
3. Job Knowledge
4. Organizational Knowledge
5. General Knowledge
(i)
In Basket: A method where the trainee is required to examine a basket full of papers and files relating to his are and recommendations on problems contained therein.
(ii)
Business Game: A method to develop smart thinking, quick reactions, initiative, organizing and leadership skills
(iii)
Case Study: A method to develop analytical, reasoning and problem solving skills.
2. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
(i)
Role Playing: A method to translate theoretical knowledge into actions plans and to promote good human relations skills among trainees.
(ii)
Sensitivity Training: A method to promote self awareness and its impact on others.
(iii)
3. JOB KNOWLEDGE
(vi) On the Job Experience: Any Training technique that involves allowing the person to learn the job by actually performing it on the job. (vii) Case Study: An in depth description of a particular situation an employee might encounter on the job (viii) Understudy: A method to aid succession planning by developing the skills of juniors to a preset plan.
4. ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
(ix) Job Rotation: A method to develop diversified skills and broadens the outlook of an executive. (x) Multiple Management: A method to assist managers in expending their outlook and knowledge in various functional areas.
5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
(xi)
Special Courses: Like; the workshops or executive development programmes organized by institutes, universities and colleges help the trainees to acquire general knowledge.
(xii)
Special Meetings: Special meetings organized in consumers forums, voluntary organizations, etc. to help the trainees in developing their knowledge.
(xiii) Specific Meetings: Specific meetings published by various journals, specific portions of important books are provided to the trainees to improve their general knowledge.
All associates are certified in basic job skills prior to assuming jobs. Performance analysis is used to determine Training needs. Organization has functioning Training committee. Each associate has an individual annual Training plan. Job experts are trained as trainees. Training is performance based. Organization has an overall Training plan which supports the business plan. Learning guides exist for all key jobs. Success of transfer of Training into workplace is measured through recertification / performance appraisal. Accountability for Training is a performance standard of each manager.
The popularity of food and agro products is not surprising when the sector is now offering a growth of more than 150 per cent in sales. While US brands such as McDonalds, Pizza hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken have become household names, more are on their way.
According to an A C Neilson study of 28 markets across the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific, carried out through the internet in interviews with more than 14000 consumers, Asians are the worlds greatest fast food fans. Percentage of adult population eating at takeaway restaurants at least once every week: Hong Kong Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand China India Europe 61 % 59 % 54 % 50 % 44 % 41 % 37 % 11 %
Among the international fast food chains and local operators, Dominos emerges as the most popular of all takeaway options with 54% of Americans, 75% of Europeans and 64% of Asians. Dominos is most visited in Australia (84%)KFC is most visited in China (42%)Pizza hut is most visited in India (22%)A typical fast food meal in the India & other Multinational companies consists of fries and a burger (or other main item).
HISTORY
The concept of ready-cooked food for sale is closely connected with urban development. In Ancient Rome cities had street stands that sold bread and wine. A fixture of East Asian cities is the noodle shop. Flatbread and falafel are today ubiquitous in the Middle East. Popular Indian fast food dishes include vadapav, panipuri and dahivada.Some trace the modern history of fast food in America to July 7, 1912 with the opening of a fast food restaurant called the Automatin New York. The Automat was a cafeteria with its prepared foods behind small glass windows and coin-operated slots. Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart had already opened the first Horn &Hardart Automat in Philadelphia in 1902, but their Automat at Broadway and 13th Street, in New York City, created a sensation. Numerous Automat restaurants were built around the country to deal with the demand. Automats remained extremely popular throughout the 1920s and 1930s. The company also popularized the notion of take-out food, with their slogan Less work for Mother. The American company White Castle is generally credited with opening the second fast-food outlet in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, selling hamburgers for five cents from its inception and spawned numerous competitors. It is arguable because most historians and Secondary School textbooks state that A&Wwas the first fast food restaurant, which opened in 1919.After discovering that most of their profits came from hamburgers, the brothers closed their restaurant for three months and reopened it in 1948 as a walk-up stand offering a simple menu of hamburgers, french fries, shakes, coffee, and Coca-Cola, served in disposable paper wrapping. As a result, they were able to produce hamburgers and fries constantly, without waiting for customer orders, and
could serve them immediately; hamburgers cost 15 cents, about half the price at a typical diner. Their streamlined production method, which they named the "Speedee Service System" was influenced by the production line innovations of Henry Ford. In the cities of Roman antiquity, much of the urban population living in insulae, multi-storey apartment blocks, depended on food vendors for much of their meals. On New Year's Day 2008 a study was conducted worldwide counting the number of fast food restaurants per person. The UK has claimed this title with Australia second and the United States third. England alone accounted for 25% of all fast food
OBJECTIVES PROBLEMS IN THE ORGANISATION TRANS FATS CAUSE PROBLEMS FATS DOMINOS...
Trans fats are formed when liquid vegetable oils go through a chemical process called hydrogenation. Common in a range of food products biscuits, chips, doughnuts, crackers the hydrogenated vegetable fat is used by food processors because it is solid at room temperature and has a longer shelf life.In September 2002, Dominos issued a statement announcing a significant reduction of trans fats in its fried menu items french fries, chicken McNuggets, Filet-O-Fish, Hash Browns and crispy chicken sandwiches with the introduction of improved cooking oil in all of its 13,000 restaurants. The change was supposed to be completed by February 2003. However,dominossencountered operational issues and the oil was not changed. An anti-trans fatgroup claims that dominos deliberately allowed the public to be misled. Legal action has forced Dominos to give effective notice to the public that the oil was not changed. In Europe and the US, food makers are under growing pressure from consumer groups to cut the trans fat content in food products.
1. NIRULAS
Established in 1934, Nirulas today is a diversified group having a chain of elegant Business hotels, Waiter service restaurants, Family style restaurants, Ice Cream parlours, pastry shops and food processing plants in India.The chain with over 60 outlets operating in 5 states successfully caters to the Indian palate of over 50000 guests every day or over 70 years. The restaurants serves a wide variety of multi-cuisine foods, both western and Indian including pizzas, burgers, chanakulcha, saag-roti and much more! Ice cream parlours offers an extensive range of exciting and innovative ice cream flavors with one new flavor added every month.Nirulas pastry shops are a one-stop shop for bakery and confectionary items.
2.PIZZA HUT
Pizza Hut is the largest pizza restaurant company in the world. It has 12700 outlets in 90 countries. Pizza Hut has an aggressive expansion plan for India. It intends to have 100 outlets by the end of 2004. Pizza Hut will consolidate its presence in cities where it already exists as an endeavor to create a major share of these profitable markets first before spreading to other markets. Pizza Hut is one of the largest pizza brands. Further, all new outlets in India would be franchisee owned resulting from the smooth functioning of the existing stores which are all franchisee owned. Hence, the same arrangement will be followed in the future to ensure growth-oriented results.The data written below represent what Pizza Hut is all about and gives a brief profile of the company.
3.HALDIRAMS
Haldiram began in 1937as a small sweet shop in Bikaner, in Rajasthan state of India. In 2001 the turnover of haldirams was Rs. 4 billion. The group has presence not only in India but in several countries all over world. Till early 1990s, Haldiram comprised of three units- Kolkata, Nagpur and New Delhi. Haldiram has many firsts to its credit- It was first company to brand namkeens. And first company to offer traditional Indian items like panipuri, chatpapri and so on. The company faced tough competition not only from sweets and snack food vendors in unorganized, domestic and international competitors but also from its own units because of conflict between them.
At Haldirams quality is the obsession and this spirit has given its competitors a cutting edge. Haldiram offers a very wide range of delicacies like- Namkeens, Sweets, Syrups, Papads, North Indian dishes, South Indian dishes, Pastries. Sweets itself has a very wide variety Bengali sweets include Sandesh and Rasgullas. Other popular Indian sweets are:-Kheer, Halwa, Gulabjamun, Rasmalai and Kulfi.
RESEARCH DESIGN
The controlling plan for a marketing researchstudy in which the methods and
procedures for collecting and analyzing the information is to be collected is known as Research Design or A framework or plan for a study that guides the collection andanalysis of the data.
DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
A research design in which the major emphasis is on determining the frequency with which something occurs. For example, How often usersaccess the Internet in a given month. The focus of descriptive research is to provide an accurate description for something that is occurring. Data Source In this project both primary data as well as secondary data are used.
BeveragesDessertsAdd-ons
Ice tea
All this shows the wide product range of Dominos. Besides that the quality of Dominos according to the survey and general findings, is consistent throughout the life of the product.
NOTHING BUT THE BEST That's how we plan our product range. Food quality is key at Dominos .That's why we take pride in the foods we serve you and your family. We seek out fresh lettuce and tomatoes, quality buns and potatoes, select poultry and fish and wholesome dairy products. Despite extensive and meticulous quality tests at the supplier end, all products are once again carefully scrutinized at the restaurant. Our immaculate standards of quality allow for nothing but the best to reach your tray.
COLD CHAIN
The term Cold Chain describes the network for the procurement, warehousing, transportation and retailing of food products under controlled temperatures. McDonalds restaurants store products to be used on a daily basis, within a temperature range of 18C to 4C. About 52% of our food products need to be stored under these conditions before they are used. TRIKAYA AGRICULTURE - SUPPLIER OF ICEBERG LETTUCE Implementation of advanced agricultural practices has enabled Trikaya to successfully grow specialty crops like iceberg lettuce, special herbs and many oriental vegetables. A specialized nursery with a team of agricultural experts.
VISTA PROCESSED FOODS PVT. LTD. - SUPPLIER OF CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE RANGE OF PRODUCTS A joint venture with OSI Industries Inc., USA, and Dominos India Pvt. Ltd. Vista Processed Foods Pvt. Ltd. produces a range of frozen chicken and vegetable foods. A Separate processing lines for chicken and vegetable foods. DYNAMIX DIARY - SUPPLIER OF CHEESE Dynamix has brought immense benefits to farmers in Baramati, Maharashtra by setting up a network of milk collection centres equipped with bulk coolers. Easy accessibility has enabled farmers augment their income by finding a new market for surplus milk
PRODUCT STRATEGIES:
In order to achieve the desired rate of profits and growth, a firm has to continuously adjust its products and product mix to the changing needs and targets of the market. This matching of products to the requirements of competitionand buyers is known as product strategy.
Some of the important product strategies, which firms adopt, are as follows:
This refers to the offering of one product or a small number of products to cater specific market. The main benefit of this strategy is low cost of operations. However, it cannot meet the requirements of different types of customers in different markets.
This ids also known as broad line strategy, it implies the offering of a large number of products to meet the requirements of different customers in different markets.
These are alternate or opposite strategies for expanding the product mix. Trading up implies addition of some higher priced products to the existing product line of lowered priced products for improving the sales of old products.
Trading down refers to the addition of lower-priced products to the existing higher priced product to boost total sales.
PRICE MIX
Price and Pricing strategies: Price is the key element of marketing mix because it relates directly to the generation of total revenue. The term pricing policy refers to a systematic approach to pricing of different products in different markets to evolve an appropriate pattern of prices in the long run. It is the plan defining the initial price range and the planned price movements through time that the firm will use to achieve its marketing objectives. Pricing policy includes not only the determination of base prices but also the terms and conditions of sale.
Dominos began with skimming prices, i.e. setting a very high price for a new product initially and to reduce the price gradually as competitors enter the market. The initial high price serves to skim the cream of the market, that is , relatively insensitive to price. This approach to pricing is, in effect, an experimental search for the right price and
itmay result in a market-determined price. This method starts with a high price and moves the price downward by steps until the right price is reached. Initially Dominos charged high price than what is being charged now.But now it introduces new schemes for value of money.
PLACE MIX(DISTRIBUTION) This element of marketing mix involves a choice of the place where the products are to be displayed and made available to the customers. It is concerned with decisions relating to the wholesale and retail outlets or channels of distribution. The objective of selecting and managing trade channels is to provide the products to the right customer at the right time and place on a continuing basis. Dominos distribution centres are wide, located in every area of India. Dominos has Dine-in restaurant, Drive-Thru.. Dominos has 122 restaurants in India of which 72 are in north & east India and 50 in west & south India. 72 restaurants in North & East India: with
32 in Delhi 20 in Uttar Pradesh Noida (4), Ghaziabad (4), Mathura (1) (Highway and Drive Thru), Kanpur (2), Meerut (1), Lucknow (4), Agra (1), Allahabad (1), Varanasi (2)
10 in Haryana - Faridabad (3), Manesar (1) (Highway and Drive - Thru), Gurgaon (4), Karnal (1) (Highway and Drive - Thru), Panipat (1)
5 in Punjab - Chandigarh (1), Ludhiana (1), Doraha (1) (Highway and Drive - Thru), Jalandhar (1), Patarsi (1) (Highway and Drive - Thru)
2 in Rajasthan - Jaipur (2) 1 in Uttaranchal - Dehradun (1) 1 in West Bengal Kolkata (1)
50 restaurants in West & South India: 30 in Maharashtra Mumbai (22), Pune (7), Nasik (1)
7 in Gujarat Ahmedabad (4), Vadodara (2), Surat (1) 6 in Karnataka Bangalore(6) 4 in Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad (4)
For the Big Mac, the current calendar year will be the biggest in terms of restaurant openings, and by year-end, 16 new restaurants would be in place, informs VikramBakshi, Managing Director, dominosIndia. The new outlets will be a combination of highway restaurants, outlets at railway stations, at shopping malls and cineplexes, besides at residential areas with significant footfalls. India recently won the tender for setting up an outlet each at railway stations in Mumbai and Jaipur. In Delhi, the chain will mark its presence through an outlet at the ambitious Delhi Metro Rail Corporation project, expected to be operational by year-end. And if all goes according to plan, another dominos outlet could come up at Delhi's Nizammuddin railway station. The fourth Dominos highway outlet on the Delhi-Jaipur highway is expected to begin operating shortly. The chain's other three highway restaurants are located on the Delhi-Agra highway, the Delhi-Ludhiana highway and the Mumbai-Pune highway.
PROMOTION MIX Promotion is a process of communication with the potential buyers involving information, persuasion and influence. It includes all types of personal or impersonal communication with customers and intermediaries. Promotion mix refers to the combination o various promotional tools usd by a business firm to create, maintain and increase demand. It involves an appropriate integration of advertising, personal selling, sales promotion and publicity
PRIMARY DATA
Primary data used in this project is collected through three methods, namely, QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD and DIRECT PERSONAL INTERVIEW METHOD, OBSERVATION METHOD. ALL these methods proved to be great help in getting the required information.
SECONDARY DATA
It is not possible to collect first hand information for each &every thing so, secondary data from various sources like Internet, A. C Neilsons report on Jan, 2007, Information from television channels like CNBC, Z Business, NDTV Profit etc. and Indian Infoline Website.
Also because of above mentioned constraints, the sample size chosen for the survey was 100 people. It is possible that the information supplied by the informants may be incorrect.
DATA ANALYSIS
20%
20% NO
80% YES
80%
INTERPRETATION
Out of the Sample of 100, following results were obtained:
80% of the people agreed that they love Outdoor eating a lot. 20% of the people said that they dont like Outdoor eating.
Once a fortnight
Population 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Once a More than Once a Once a Week Once a Fortnight Month Week Less than Once a Month 5 8 7 5 Population 25
INTERPRETATION
Out of the sample of 100, following results were obtained:
25 informants said that they visit Dominos once in a fortnight. This section of people is 50% of the total sample. 8 informants said that they visit more than once in a week i.e. 16% of the people surveyed. 7 said that they visit once in a month. They are 14% of the people surveyed. 5 persons each said that they visit once a week and less than once a month respectively. They are 20% of the people surveye
No. of persons
17 15 10 3 5
10 15 17 5 10 no. of persons 15 20
INTERPRETATION
17 out of 100 persons surveyed preferred Dominos over any other restaurant, i.e. 34%. 15 persons preferred Pizza hut, i.e. 30%. 10 persons preferred McDonaldss, i.e. 20% 3 persons preferred KFC, i.e. 6% 5 persons preferred Nirulas, i.e. 10%
This survey conveys that there is a tough competition between Dominos, Pizza hut and McDonalds, kfc and burger king.
Attribute Taste of food Variety of food General hygiene Ambience/Dcor Value for money Friendliness of peers Promptness of delivery
V-Good 30 20 25 9 6 9 15
Good 12 25 19 12 24 20 20
Above Avg. 5 3 4 21 15 15 10
Average 2 1 2 5 4 4 2
Poor 1 1 0 3 1 2 3
35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
Out of 100 Persons being surveyed, out of 30 Rating has been done.
INTERPRETATION
On the Rating Scale 30 is the highest Attribute rating for taste of food which is found to be V. Good. And 25 is the highest Attribute rating which found the Variety of food to be Good. 25 is the highest Attribute rating which found the General Hygiene to be V. Good. 21 is the highest Attribute rating which found the Ambience/Dcor to be Above Average. 24 is the highest Attribute rating which found theValue for Money to beGood. 20 is the highest Attribute rating which found the Friendliness of Peers to beGood. 20 is the highest Attribute rating which found the Promptness of Delivery to be Good.
No. of persons 1 1 7 38 3
No. of persons 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree Agree Strongly Agree
No. of Persons
INTERPRETATION
Regarding the Comfortabilityof Dominos, 38 persons out of 100 surveyed agreed that its ambience is comfortable i.e. 60% 7 persons neither agree nor disagree i.e. 20% 3 persons strongly agreed i.e. 15% 1 person each disagreed i.e. 5%
Views Yes No
No. of persons 43 7
No. of persons
No 14%
Yes 86%
This question shows whether Dominos maintains consistency in taste and quality of its food products.
86% of the persons surveyed agreed that Dominos maintains consistency in its taste and quality while 14% disagreed.
No. of persons 9 35 6
6 0
9 1 2 3
35
INTERPRETATION
Out of 100 persons surveyed. 35 are satisfied with the prices charged i.e. 55% 9 are very satisfied i.e. 30% and 6 are not satisfied i.e. 15%
No. of persons 7 27 16
This question deals with whether the promotional measures adopted by Dominos are effective or not.
INTERPRETATION
Out of 100 persons being surveyed: 7 persons find it very effective i.e. 10% 27 persons found it effective i.e. 50% while 16 persons doesnt find it effective i.e. 40%
Recommendations Include more variety Reduce prices Better advertising and promotion Improve quality
No. of persons 32 6 5 7
7 0 1 5 2 3 6 32 4
INTERPRETATION
Out of 100 persons surveyed:
32 persons suggested that Dominos must include more variety i.e. 52% 6 persons suggested to reduce prices i.e. 12% 5 suggested to adopt better advertising and promotion measures i.e. 10% and, 7 suggested to improve quality i.e. 26%
No. of Persons 4 17 25 4
INTERPRETATION
Out of 100 persons being surveyed: 4 describe their eating experience as excellent i.e. 15% 17 as very good i.e.20% 25 as good i.e. 50% and 4 as poor i.e. 15%
Q11. Are you satisfied with the varieties of Dominos? Very satisfied Satisfied Not Satisfied
15% 15%
0%
70%
INTERPRETATION
Out of the Sample of 100, Following results were Obtained:
70% of the people said that they were Very much satisfied with the Varieties of Dominos. 15% of the people said that they were only satisfied with the varieties of McDonlads. 15% of the people said that they were not at all satisfied with the varieties provided by Narulas.
Yes
No
40%
60%
INTERPRETATION
From the following pie chart, following information has been obtained:
60% of the people say that they are Aware of the Charity Services provided by Dominos and,
40% of the people say that they are not Aware of the Charity Services Provided by Dominos.
CHAPTER- 5 CONCLUSION
Conclusion
Going through the analysis of response from the survey conducted, it is concluded that Dominos is able to be and retain at top among all the fast food chains like Nirulas, Subway and Burger King,Sbarro. Dominos is also preferred over Pizza hut, McDonalds and KFC.
Though not wide but its product line is quite impressive. It includes meals for both Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian and satisfies both section of customers.
Dominos is also providing its customers a well provided and comfortable ambience. It has been rated as very good by its customers in terms of Taste and Variety of food and promptness of delivery.
Dominos maintains its consistency in taste and quality. Customers are also satisfied with its prices and promotional and advertising activities.
Prices are affordable by all and Dominos also satisfies its customers by continuously introducing value for money offers
Summarising all points we conclude that Dominos is growingfastly by satisfying its customers by providing quality and maintaining consistency and also has an impressive strategy of marketing the products in the form of Marketing Mix Elements.
CHAPTER- 6 SUGGESTIONS
Recommendations
The Recommendations to Dominos is to:
1. Maintain consistency in the taste and quality of products. 2. Include more items in its product line like burgers. 3. Include more promotional and advertising measures to increase its sales or to increase its market share. 4. They Should also freeze their Ice Creams at higher Temperature so that it does not get melted so early. 5. The most important thing is that they should also sell pizzas without cheese because todays generation is more Diet Conscious and each andevery pizza of Dominos is more or less of cheese so they should make pizzas without cheese. 6. One Thing more Dominos should start is giving Customized waiter Services instead of Self Services. 7. The Soft Drinks provided in Dominos is more of Ice and less of Cold Drink.
CHAPTER- 7 APENDIX
Books referred:
Kotler P. (2004) Marketing Management: Analysis, Planning, Implementation & Control, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi Christopher G and Harold W Bukman, Marketing management C.B.Gupta
Articles referred:
Websites referred:
www.wikipedia.com www.dominos.com www.dominossindia.com www.emeraldlibrary.com www.google.com Websites of different fast food restaurants.
QUESTIONARIES
Once a fortnight
Q3. Is Dominos ambience comfortable and well maintained? Strongly disagree n Disagree Neither agree Agree
Yes No
Q5. Are you satisfied with the prices charged by Dominos? Yes NO
Good
Poor
Excellent
Q9.Which option you prefer in dominos? Dine in take away home delivery
Q12.Have you ever called for home delivery of products from dominos? Yes No