THE Domino’s Mildura team have proved that they wield some of the swiftest and most meticulous pizza making skills in the country.
This month they were named the fastest pizza making team for the year of any Domino’s store in Australia and New Zealand.
A team of four Mildura pizza makers progressed through a rigorous time trial process involving more than 250 stores, to be named one of six finalists.
They were flown to Queensland this month, competing against four Queensland teams, and a team from Geelong.
Store owner Nathan Grivec said it was an intense process where they had to make six large pizzas as quickly as possible, in front of four judges and a room full of competitors.
“We did try it last year but we didn’t quite make it (to the finals), but this year we made it there and smashed it,” Mr Grivec said.
Including penalties, they made six pizzas in 65 seconds.
Mr Grivec said judges graded the finished products based on the weight, accuracy and general look of the pizza.
“One team actually finished before us, but we ended up 20 seconds in front of them at the end, so they must have got more penalties,” Mr Grivec said.
“We’ve been training for pretty much the whole year trying to get there, so I guess it paid off.”
Mr Grivec, who first joined the Domino’s Mildura team as a teenager in 2008, and became the owner of the franchise in 2020, said he was proud of his team’s latest achievement.
“Especially taking it from a Queensland team, they’re generally the top dogs, it was pretty cool to take it from them and take it down south for a bit,” he said.
