Aug 18, 2008
Story Timeline: 143 days
There soon may be pizza sauce dripping from your sub sandwich. Domino's, (DPZ) the pizza delivery giant, today will announce plans to roll out a line of four, $4.99 oven-baked sub sandwiches, including Philly Cheese Steak and Chicken Bacon Ranch, that it will deliver with or without pizzas. The rollout starts Aug. 25. When complete on Sept. 22, Domino's will become the largest sandwich delivery company in the nation, CEO Dave Brandon says. Non-burger sandwiches are a $21.2 billion market. Domino's is not stopping at subs. "We're looking at everything," he says. "We have more non-traditional products in various stages of R&D." The move comes five months after Pizza Hut began delivering baked pasta dishes as well as pizzas. And it will be a wake-up call for sub shops Subway and Quiznos, which find themselves competing with...
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