Domino’s worker caught ‘picking his nose and wiping it in dough’
The store where the clip was filmed has suspended operations, the pizza chain said.
Pizza giant Domino’s has apologised after a worker at one of its restaurants was filmed appearing to pick his nose and wipe it in a large mass of dough.
The clip, filmed at a Japanese branch of the chain, went viral on Monday after it was shared on the Bakusai online forum.
It shows an employee in a Domino’s uniform talking to the person behind the camera while kneading.
He then appears to stick a finger up his nose before rubbing it into the dough.
Within hours of the video being uploaded, Domino’s Japan had posted on its X account to apologise.
The business explained that the man in the video was a part-time worker at one of its store in Amagasaki City, near Osaka in the Hyogo Prefecture.
It vowed to ensure ‘something like this never happens again,’ adding: ‘We deeply apologize for making our valued customers uncomfortable.’
The pizza dough shown in the clip was being prepared for a 24-hour fermentation, the statement said, and was thrown out before it could be used.
Both the employee shown in the video and the one filming are facing punishment according to employment regulations, according to the Japan Times.
The store in question has also suspended operations.
Last year, several people across Japan were arrested for stomach-turning pranks dubbed ‘sushi terrorism’.
Clips shared online showed diners contaminating restaurant items – including sushi making its way around on a conveyor belt – with their saliva and drops of wasabi.
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