Domino’s franchisee hits big time with cheese-dough creation

It isn’t often national restaurant chains get menu items from the kitchens of their franchisees, but Brian Edler’s idea was one Domino’s Pizza executives ate right up.

Edler had been tinkering for a few years with recipes at his Main Street store in downtown Findlay, Ohio, when he started cooking up Parmesan bread bites — small bits of pizza dough coated in a blend of Parmesan cheese and garlic.

“Once they started disappearing in minutes and people want more and more, you know you have the right thing,” Edler said.

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