Domino’s Pizza manager Dejan Vukelic has scooped a national Delivering More award from Domino’s Pizza at the Company’s recent awards ceremony that took place on Thursday, March 29, at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales.
Domino’s Delivering More award is given to a store or individual who has gone above and beyond in their commitment and enthusiasm to promote the brand, as well as recognising how important it is to make a connection with their local community. It is also about displaying passion and dedication to providing excellent customer service.
Dejan, who works at the Domino’s Pizza store based in Cowley, Oxford, was a real inspiration, as he earned himself a place in the Delivering More hall of fame by saving a man’s life. Domino’s talks about delivering more to the local community, about going above and beyond to support local residents – well Dejan did just that. While making a delivery he witnessed a man hanging over the side of a bridge. Not what you would normally see while making a delivery, but this man was extremely distressed, he was suicidal in fact and on the verge of jumping to this death. He was struggling to see a way out and was being uncooperative with the Police, who were attempting to talk him down.
Dejan listened to this poor man’s story, he empathised with him and managed to calm him down. They ended up sitting and chatting together like friends, he even offered him some pizza. With Dejan’s help the man climbed to safety. Dejan’s brave act saved the man’s life and he was rewarded with a commendation by the Thames Valley Police, who realise that without Dejan’s help this man may have jumped from the bridge.
Dejan Vukelic said: “I am absolutely delighted to win this award. I was not expecting it and was very shocked to hear my name. I love working for Domino’s, it is an exciting and vibrant company and you get out of it what you put in. I was just passing by this incident and I stepped in to see if I could help. It was never my intention to be a hero, I just wanted to do all I could to help this poor man. I am so glad to have made such a difference.”
Domino’s Pizza franchisee, Dorian Xhemali, added: “We are all very proud of Dejan. He is a real asset to our team and a fantastic ambassador for the brand. He is a very humble person, who still thinks what he did was something anyone else would do! He really deserves this award.”
Domino’s Pizza’s annual awards recognise the talents and hard work of the franchisees and in-store team members from the company’s 732 stores in the UK, Ireland and Germany.
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Notes to Editors:
Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc is the leading player in the fast-growing pizza delivery market and holds the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Germany. The first UK store opened in Luton in 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991. In April 2011, the Group acquired a majority stake in the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in Germany.
As at 25 March 2012, there were 732 stores in the UK, Republic of Ireland and Germany. Of these, 580 stores are in England, 49 are in Scotland, 28 are in Wales, 19 are in Northern Ireland, one is on the Isle of Man, one is a mobile unit, 48 are in the Republic of Ireland and six are in Germany.
Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is one of the world’s leading pizza delivery brands. Through its primarily franchised system, Domino’s Pizza operates a global network of more than 9,350 Domino’s Pizza stores in 70 international markets. Domino’s Pizza has a singular focus – the home delivery of pizza, freshly made to order with high quality ingredients.
Customers in the UK can order online at www.dominos.co.uk, customers in the Republic of Ireland can order online at www.dominos.ie and customers in Germany can order online at www.dominos.de. In addition, mobile customers can order by downloading Domino’s free iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone 7 apps.
For more information, please contact:
The Domino’s Pizza Press Office
Domino’s Pizza Group Ltd
Tel: 01908 580732
E: pr@dominos.co.uk
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