Sunday, October 5, 2008

Domino's Pizza

Yesterday I made some claims about Domino's Pizza. I checked myself and found mistakes. Please read below for clarification

Domino Theory

Claim:   Domino's Pizza financially supports Operation Rescue, an anti-abortion group.

Status:   False.

Origins:   This is a tricky claim to untangle, so bear with us. While it is untrue that Domino's Pizza itself has ever supported anti-abortion groups, its founder certainly has. Out of his personal wealth, founder Tom Monaghan has supported a number of causes over the years, including some in the pro-life camp, and his wealth came as a result of the success of the chain...
Tom Monaghan's selection of social causes, and no matter how one views the question of direct versus indirect underwriting of them via pizza monies, it's all moot now. These days none of the revenues that flow into Domino's reach this controversial man, so no portion of what a customer pays for a medium pepperoni-and-cheese funds the causes he supports. Monaghan sold his Domino's Pizza empire to Bain Capital Inc. for $1 billion in 1998. He now runs the Ave Maria Foundation, which supports Ave Maria College, a separate law school and a system of elementary schools.

http://www.snopes.com/business/alliance/domino.asp

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