Belconnen's big appetite for pizza is becoming legendary after its Domino's store in Florey defended the franchise's highest pizza sales title for the 13th consecutive year.
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The store has been presented with the Franchising Highest Sales Award ahead of 550 other pizza stores in the chain after selling, on average, a pizza every two minutes of the year.
It was a supreme effort for the Florey franchise, which sold more than 5000 pizzas a week in 2013.
Domino's Belconnen owner David Hutchinson has been in the pizza business for more than a decade.
"I've never worked in anything else other than Domino's," Mr Hutchinson said.
"I started off as a junior taking orders and delivering pizzas."
The extraordinary success of the store is a bit of a mystery but its location and the consistency of the product it delivers are put forward as likely reasons.
"No one can really put their finger on it," Mr Hutchinson said. "It is the right market for fast food and pizza in Belconnen."
He estimated they sold about 260,000 pizzas in 2013. That makes it an average 712 a day, or almost 30 an hour.
"We've been in the community for such a long time," he said. "We do have a big market, with a lot of households in our area.
"We've also got the university, which helps us out a bit. They are a big pizza-eating community."
Domino's Group chief executive Don Meij said it was no surprise the Belconnen store had come out on top for the 13th year running.
"David has made a valuable contribution to the company over his 14 years at Domino's and the high sales are a testament to the hard work of the team and the support from the local community," Mr Meij said.
Given the store's ongoing success Mr Hutchinson has no plan to change career.
"It's a great little business," he said. "I enjoy it and it keeps me on my toes.
"My team and I are so excited to receive the award yet again. We work extremely hard, around the clock, to defend the top position.
"I have at least one or two Domino's pizzas a week. A chicken or bacon pizza is probably one of my favourites."
As for the most popular option in Belconnen, he says the supreme pizza is the favourite.