This afternoon, amidst pounding thunder sticks and 6,000 cheering spectators, Domino’s Pizza www.dominos.com/ named Pali
Grewal the 2010 World’s Fastest Pizza Maker. Grewal, a Domino’s World’s Fastest Pizza Maker from the UK, made three large pizzas in an impressive 39.1 seconds. That’s making three pizzas in just over 13 seconds each! Grewal won $3,000 in prize money, a trophy and the coveted title presented by Domino’s President and CEO, J. Patrick Doyle.
“I’ve been hungry for this title for such a long time and it is just awesome to finally win it,†said Grewal. “Like any great athlete, I’ve been practicing and practicing and now I am going to take a day off.â€
The finalists represented Domino’s Pizza stores from around the world, as far away as Malaysia. They had to hand-stretch fresh dough, pizza sauce and top three large pizzas — one pepperoni, one mushroom and one cheese — as quickly as possible. While speed was important, it was only part of the recipe. Quality was scrutinized as two judges highly qualified in Domino’s standard pizza-making practices, inspected the stretching of the dough, application of the sauce and portioning of toppings during the competition. If the pizza was not perfect, it was returned to the competitor who remade the entire pizza, while still being timed.