Key Facts
—The move. Domino’s Brazil is handing its final 22 company-owned restaurants to franchisees, completing a shift to a fully franchised model.
—The reason. With the Selic benchmark rate at 14.25%, near a two-decade high, owning stores ties up costly capital, so the buildout moves to partners.
—The owner. The chain is controlled by Vinci Compass, the Brazilian asset manager that also owns the Outback steakhouse chain in the country.
—The footprint. About 220 stores today, with a plan to add roughly 150 and reach some 370 by 2028, focused on interior cities under 150,000 people.
